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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Brihtstan m. Old English beorht, bryht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz + Old English stān 'stone'.

England
Latin
● 966 Brihstan (nom) CDAS DXXIX, Byrhstan (nom) ibid. DXXX
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Brihtstan". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Brihtstan.