- Bryttas
- m pl Britons; Bretons
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Bryttas
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Brett — This interesting surname is of French origin, and is an ethnic name for a Breton. The Bretons were originally Celts driven from South West England to North West France in the 6th Century by invading Anglo Saxons. Some returned with the army of… … Surnames reference
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