# Brittany

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹɪ.tə.ni/ · frequency rank #14,283

## Definitions
1. A cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France.
2. An administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany.
3. The British Isles.
4. A female given name transferred from the place name, of 1980s and 1990s American usage.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Bretany, Brytany, itself borrowed from Medieval Latin Britannia, applied to Brittany from at least the 6th century, and reinforced by Middle French Bretagne. See Britannia for more. Doublet of Britain and Britannia.

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbrittany`, `birttany`, `britany`, `britatny`, `brittanny`, `brittanyy`, `brittayn`, `brittnay`, `brrittany`, `brtitany`, `rbittany`

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