Frequent Elements
- Celtic *briga 'hill, high place' > Irish brí 'hill'
- Celtic *brigant- 'high, lofty, elevated'; used as a feminine divine name, rendered Brigantia in Latin
- Celtic *brīwa 'bridge'
- Celtic *dūnon 'fortress' > Irish dún 'fortress', cf. Welsh dinas 'city'
- Celtic *dūro- 'fort'
- Celtic *kwenno- 'head' > Brythonic *penn-, Welsh pen 'head, end, chief, supreme', Irish ceann 'head'
- Celtic *magos 'field, plain', Irish magh 'plain'
- Celtic *windo- 'white, fair, blessed' > Welsh gwyn / gwen 'white, blessed', Old Irish find, Irish fionn 'fair'
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