Origin and popularity of the name BRIERE
Origin
Briere : French (Brière): topographic name from a regional variant of Old French bruiere ‘heather’ (see Bruyere) or a habitational name from La Brière the name of several places mainly in the northern part of France from the same word.
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
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