# Braithwaite

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #45,822

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old Norse.
2. A village in Above Derwent parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2323).
3. A small village in Kirk Bramwith parish, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6112).
4. A suburban village near Keighley, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0441).
5. An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.

## Etymology
From Old Norse breiðr (“broad”) + þveit (“clearing”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`barithwaite`, `bbraithwaite`, `braihtwaite`, `braithawite`, `braithhwaite`, `braithwaiet`, `braithwaitte`, `braithwatie`, `braithwiate`, `braithwwaite`, `braitthwaite`, `braitwhaite`, `bratihwaite`, `briathwaite`, `brraithwaite`, `rbaithwaite`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/braithwaite