Brigham
a male given name.
Contemporary Examples
Miss Utah Marissa Powell’s Face-Palm Moment During the Miss USA Pageant Marlow Stern June 16, 2013
March Madness Race Wars and Jimmer Fredette Buzz Bissinger March 21, 2011
The 21 Worst Food Ideas Ever September 6, 2013
Mormons Rock! Walter Kirn June 4, 2011
Participants in the 2011 Women in the World Summit The Daily Beast February 28, 2011
Historical Examples
The Lions of the Lord Harry Leon Wilson
Bygone Punishments William Andrews
Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches Justin McCarthy
Lippincott’s Magazine, September, 1885 Various
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
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a city in N Utah.
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- Brighouse
noun a town in N England, in Calderdale unitary authority, West Yorkshire: machine tools, textiles, engineering. Pop: 32 360 (2001) noun Harold. 1882–1958, British novelist and dramatist, best known for his play Hobson’s Choice (1915) Historical Examples King Robert the Bruce A. F. Murison Adventures and Recollections Bill o’th’ Hoylus End
- Bright
radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining: The bright coins shone in the gloom. filled with light: The room was bright with sunshine. vivid or brilliant: a bright red dress; bright passages of prose. quick-witted or intelligent: They gave promotions to bright employees. clever or witty, as a remark: Bright comments enlivened the conversation. animated; lively; […]
- Bright-and-early
Early in the morning, at dawn, as in It’s a long trip, so we’ll have to start out bright and early. The bright here presumably alludes to the brilliance of the dawning sun, which has long been noted by poets. [ Early 1800s ]