# Bridgwater

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #56,632

## Definitions
1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3037).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Recorded as Brigewaltier in the Pipe rolls, the town's name derives from Old English bryċġ (“bridge”) + the personal name Walter, from the local landowner Walter of Douai.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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