# Brittain

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #54,655

## Definitions
1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
2. A neighbourhood of Akron, Ohio, United States, formerly a settlement in Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio.
3. An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
4. Obsolete spelling of Britain.

## Etymology
Variant of Britain; habitational surname from Anglo-Norman Bretaigne (“Brittany”), from Latin Britannia.

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