Brescia

See also: Bréscia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Brescia, Lombard Brèsa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹɛʃə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃə

Proper noun

Brescia (countable and uncountable, plural Brescias)

  1. A province of Lombardy, Italy.
  2. A city and comune, the capital of the province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.
  3. A habitational surname from Italian.

Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Brescia is the 17300th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1636 individuals. Brescia is most common among White (92.73%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From Lombard Brèsa, Latin Brixia, probably from a Gaulish/Celtic (Cisalpine) root meaning "hill".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbreʃ.ʃa/, /ˈbrɛʃ.ʃa/[1]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eʃʃa, -ɛʃʃa
  • Hyphenation: Bré‧scia, Brè‧scia

Proper noun

Brescia f (demonym bresciano)

  1. Brescia (a province of Lombardy, Italy)
  2. Brescia (a city and comune, the capital of the province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy)

Proper noun

Brescia m or f by sense

  1. a habitational surname

References

  1. ^ Brescia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Brescia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɛ.ʂja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʂja
  • Syllabification: Bresc‧ia

Proper noun

Brescia f (related adjective bresciański, demonym brescianin, female demonym brescianka)

  1. Brescia (a province of Lombardy, Italy)
  2. Brescia (a city and comune, the capital of the province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy)

Declension

Further reading

Spanish

Proper noun

Brescia ?

  1. Brescia (a province of Lombardy, Italy)
  2. Brescia (a city and comune, the capital of the province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy)