1: English: usually a nickname from Middle English bright ‘bright good-looking fresh-faced’ (Old English beorht ‘bright shining’).2: English: perhaps occasionally from an unrecorded Middle English survival of the Old English personal name [...]
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What is the origin of the name Bright?
1: English: usually a nickname from Middle English bright ‘bright good-looking fresh-faced’ (Old English beorht ‘bright shining’).2: English: perhaps occasionally from an unrecorded Middle English survival of the Old English personal name [...]