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Municipality in Fribourg, Switzerland
Broc (/brɒk/ or /broʊ/; French: [bʁo]; Arpitan: Broc or Bro, locally [bʀo] ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in
Broc
Topics referred to by the same term
Broc is a municipality in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Broc may also refer to: Broc, Maine-et-Loire, a former commune in France Jean Broc (1771–1850)
Broc_(disambiguation)
Australian racing driver (born 2002)
Broc Feeney (born 18 October 2002) is an Australian racing driver competing in the Supercars Championship for Triple Eight Race Engineering, driving the
Broc_Feeney
Topics referred to by the same term
Le Broc may refer to the following places in France: Le Broc, Alpes-Maritimes, a commune in the department of Alpes-Maritimes Le Broc, Puy-de-Dôme, a commune
Le_Broc
Railway station in Broc, Switzerland
Broc-Chocolaterie railway station (French: Gare de Broc-Chocolaterie), formerly known as Broc-Fabrique, is a railway station in the municipality of Broc
Broc-Chocolaterie railway station
Broc-Chocolaterie_railway_station
Oldest Swiss chocolate brand
pronunciation: [kaje]) is a Swiss chocolate brand and production factory based in Broc. It was founded in Vevey by François-Louis Cailler in 1819 and remained independent
Cailler
American football player (born 1997)
Broc Rutter (born April 3, 1997) is an American former college football player who was a quarterback at North Central College. He set the NCAA Division
Broc_Rutter
12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman
Ranulf de Broc (sometimes Rannulf de Broc; died around 1179) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and royal official during the reign of King Henry II of England
Ranulf_de_Broc
French painter (1771–1850)
Jean Broc (1771–1850) was a French neoclassical painter. His most famous work, The Death of Hyacinthos, was completed and exhibited at the Salon in 1801
Jean_Broc
American motorcycle racer
Broc Glover (born May 16, 1960) is an American former professional motocross racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1976 to 1988. Glover
Broc_Glover
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Le Broc (French pronunciation: [lə bʁɔk]; Occitan: Lo Bròc) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in south-eastern France. Le Broc is 14 kilometres
Le_Broc,_Alpes-Maritimes
Railway station in Broc, Switzerland
Broc-Village railway station (French: Gare de Broc-Village), is a railway station in the municipality of Broc, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is
Broc-Village_railway_station
American speedway rider
Broc Nicol (born April 22, 1998) is a speedway rider from the United States. Nicol won the United States Championship twice in 2017 and 2020. Nicol began
Broc_Nicol
Australian motorcycle racer
Broc Parkes (born 24 December 1981) is an Australian motorcycle racer, best known for his success in the Supersport World Championship. He currently races
Broc_Parkes
American football quarterback (born 2004)
Broc Lowry (born May 5, 2004) is an American football quarterback for the Western Michigan Broncos. He previously played for the Indiana Hoosiers. Lowry
Broc_Lowry
French jurist and public servant
André Broc (4 December 1909 in Arras – 5 January 1997 in Bueil) was a French civil servant and jurist. He is known for his research work on the legal definition
André_Broc
Inner suburb of Dublin, Ireland
Donnybrook (Irish: Domhnach Broc, meaning 'church of Saint Broc') is a district of Dublin, Ireland, on the southside of the city, in the Dublin 4 postal
Donnybrook,_Dublin
French offshore sailor and navigator
Bertrand de Broc (born 23 September, 1960) is a French professional sailor. He has long resided in Combrit in the Finistère. He has competed in four Vendee
Bertrand_de_Broc
French geographer (1934-2017)
Numa Broc, born on 26 January 1934, in Versailles and died in Perpignan on 12 March 2017, was a French geographer, specialising in the history and epistemology
Numa_Broc
Mountain in Switzerland
The Dent de Broc (1,829 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking Broc and the Lake of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg. It lies on the range
Dent_de_Broc
Motor racing competition
Mostert entered the championship as the defending Drivers' Champion, whilst Broc Feeney and Triple Eight Race Engineering entered the championship as the
2026_Supercars_Championship
Motor racing competition
Supercars Championship Drivers' Champion: Chaz Mostert Sprint Cup Champion: Broc Feeney Enduro Cup Champions: Matt Payne and Garth Tander Teams Champions:
2025_Supercars_Championship
Brand of chocolate bar
is originally made in Switzerland at the Nestlé-owned Cailler factory in Broc since 1964, as a modernized version of the long-established Branche chocolate
Chokito
Australian auto racing team
Bathurst 1000 ten times. The team currently runs three Ford Mustang S650s for Broc Feeney, Will Brown and Jackson Walls. Additionally, the team provides technical
Triple_Eight_Race_Engineering
1801 painting by Jean Broc
The Death of Hyacinth, is an oil painting completed by Jean Broc in 1801. This is Broc's most famous work and is considered to be drawn from the Metamorphoses
The_Death_of_Hyacinthos
American baseball player (1876-1927)
Isaac Broc Rockenfield (November 3, 1876 – February 21, 1927) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns
Ike_Rockenfield
Red terracotta tile with pagan figures
The Grésin plaque (sometimes called the plaque du Broc) is a red terracotta tile discovered in France, featuring intermingled early Christian and Germanic
Grésin_plaque
Swiss railway line
The Bulle–Broc railway line is a railway line in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It runs 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) from Bulle to Broc-Chocolaterie.
Bulle–Broc_railway_line
Australian rules footballer
Broc McCauley (born 20 December 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for Hawthorn Football Club and Brisbane Lions Football Club in
Broc_McCauley
Chocolate processed in Switzerland
to 1300 employees in 1903 in Broc!)] Chrystal 2021, p. 146:"In 1898, Alexandre-Louis Cailler opened a new factory in Broc and began producing milk and
Swiss_chocolate
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Le Broc (French pronunciation: [lə bʁɔk]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. ‹ The template Historical
Le_Broc,_Puy-de-Dôme
American ice hockey player
Broc Little (born March 24, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who most notably played with Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey
Broc_Little
Younger partner in the ancient Greek institution of pederastic mentorship
The Death of Hyacinthos (1801) by Jean Broc. Hyacinth (left) has been killed by the discus at his feet thrown by Apollo (right).
Eromenos
Painting by Jean Broc
du General Desaix) is an 1806 history painting by the French artist Jean Broc. It portrays the death of the French general Louis Desaix at the Battle of
The_Death_of_General_Desaix
Municipality in Fribourg, Switzerland
(690 m [ 2,260 ft ] above sea level) next to the Alps, between Gruyères and Broc, from which the hill of Gruyères rises to 828 m [ 2,717 ft ] above sea level
Gruyères
Railway station in Bulle, Switzerland
located at the junction of three railway lines: the Bulle–Romont, Bulle–Broc, and Palézieux–Bulle–Montbovon lines. All three are owned by Transports publics
Bulle_railway_station
Hospital in Dublin, Ireland
The Royal Hospital, Donnybrook (Irish: Ospidéal Ríoga, Domhnach Broc) is a hospital in Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1743. It was originally
Royal_Hospital,_Donnybrook
from the original on 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2021-06-05. "WELCOME TO BRIC-A-BROC (39X7') - RightsTrade". www.rightstrade.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18. "Avez-vous
List of French animated television series
List_of_French_animated_television_series
Endurance race in Australia
Bachler Ricardo Feller Laurin Heinrich 64 HRT Ford Racing Ford Mustang GT3 Broc Feeney Christopher Mies Dennis Olsen 75 75 Express Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Jules
2026_Bathurst_12_Hour
Subgenre of hip hop and trap music
est en train de ressusciter". Vice (in French). Retrieved April 14, 2020. Broc, David (March 2, 2017). "El 'phonk', el sonido futurista del 'hip hop', triunfa
Phonk
Subgenre of post-hardcore
Records to Fly Your Wig". diyconspiracy.net. Retrieved 25 April 2026. Nelson, Broc (21 May 2025). "EMMA GOLDMAN - "all you are is we"". Everything Is Noise
Sass_(music)
Pierre de Broc (7 June 1601–7 July 1671) was Bishop of Auxerre from 1640 to 1671. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pierre de Broc. Roman Catholic
Pierre_de_Broc
stations on the line closed. Also introduced was hourly service on the Bulle–Broc railway line, with through operation to and from Montbovon. These improvements
RER_Fribourg
Canadian band
others, sometimes he worked for others as a producer, etc. In 2012, Luis Broc joined the band as drummer and in 2014 he was joined by Ramón Serratos in
Trans-X
Cemetery in Dublin, Ireland
Donnybrook Cemetery (Irish: Reilig Dhomhnach Broc) is located close to the River Dodder in Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland. The cemetery was the location of
Donnybrook_Cemetery
River in Switzerland
division of Switzerland). Passing Villars-sous-Mont, Enney, Gruyères and Broc, it reaches Lac de la Gruyère at 677 m. It then continues in serpentines
Saane/Sarine
Confection
partie de l'identité helvétique. Créée en 1907 par Cailler dans son usine de Broc pour écouler les déchets et brisures de confiserie qui étaient refondus et
Chocolate_bar
British actress (born 2001)
Episodes: "The Princes in the Tower" and "The Final Battle" 2013–2016 Man Down Karen 14 episodes 2016 Father Brown Milly Le Broc Episode: "The Missing Man"
Madeleine_Harris
Swiss singer and songwriter (born 1998)
chocolate factory after the family moved to Broc in 2000. He also has an older brother, Ardit. He grew up in Broc, where he played football and did karate
Gjon's_Tears
2008 grindcore compilation
band from California, performed by Raymond Banda. Rehumanize consisted of Broc Toney of Louisiana-based Eternal Mystery and the Panamanian-American Phil
4-Way_Noise_Explosion
Motor racing event
Winner Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Race Winners Brodie Kostecki Dick Johnson Racing Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Broc Feeney
Townsville_500
Surname list
brook derives from the Old English broc and appears in the Medieval predecessors of Brooks (Ate-Broc and Atte-Broc). The surname arrived in North America
Brooks_(surname)
American rock band
guitar), Brannon Gentry (drums) and Ian Chase (bass). The band's debut, Broc's Cabin, was released in 1991 by Sub Pop. Rein Sanction was formed in the
Rein_Sanction
Lover of Apollo in Greek mythology
Member of the Spartan royal family The Death of Hyacinthos (1801), by Jean Broc. The discus that killed Hyacinthos can be seen at his feet. Musée Sainte-Croix
Hyacinth_(mythology)
Private university in England
chairman of the board. The University of Law announced the launch of its De Broc School of Business in July 2015, but it had to defer the first intake of
The_University_of_Law
American college football season
Category Player Statistics Western Michigan Passing Broc Lowry 16/28, 172 yards, TD Rushing Broc Lowry 20 carries, 82 yards Receiving Tailique Williams
2025 Miami RedHawks football team
2025_Miami_RedHawks_football_team
Racing Team Yamaha 3 Jed Metcher 1–3, 5–7 4 Broc Pearson 1–3 9 Billy McConnell 6–7 Desmosport Ducati Ducati 4 Broc Pearson 5–7 67 Bryan Staring All Northstar
2022 Australian Superbike Championship
2022_Australian_Superbike_Championship
Cycling race
6 mi) 1 May 2026 — Orbe to Orbe, 176.6 kilometres (109.7 mi) 2 May 2026 — Broc to Charmey, 149.6 kilometres (93.0 mi) 3 May 2026 — Lucens to Leysin, 178
2026_Tour_de_Romandie
Supercars Championship event held in Darwin, Australia
rules again changed to guarantee the award of the Triple Crown - however Broc Feeney won all three races and took three pole positions to win the award
Darwin_Triple_Crown
Swiss multinational food and drink company
agreed to merge, but the plant at Broc had been built by the Cailler family in 1898. The selection of a site in Broc was made deliberately to locate it
Nestlé
Football tournament season
FC Forward Morges 2–0 FC Stade Payerne Martigny-Sports 14–0 FC Aigle FC Broc 3–3 (a.e.t.) Bulle CA Genève 0–0 (a.e.t.) Chênois FC Saint-Maurice 2–0 Monthey
1949–50_Swiss_Cup
Motor car race
victory. Both Triple Eight Race Engineering Supercars drivers, Will Brown and Broc Feeney, were announced to drive in the marquee event. Having already competed
2025_New_Zealand_Grand_Prix
French chocolate manufacturer
Rowntree Mackintosh. In 1996, Menier moved production to Swiss municipality of Broc, where it has remained since then. The former factory building at Noisiel
Menier_Chocolate
British actor (born 1972)
(Christmas episode) The Prince of Wales TV series 2016 Father Brown Ned Le Broc Episode 4.7 "The Missing Man" 2016 Mr Selfridge Mr. Keen Episodes 4.5, 4
Oliver_Dimsdale
Town in Kent, England
an ecclesiastical palace. Henry instead granted the castle to Ranulf de Broc. That the castle had been returned to Becket, as Archbishop of Canterbury
Hythe,_Kent
American college basketball season
OH F 2 Colby Duggan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Monson, MA G 4 Broc Bidwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Cumming, GA G 5 Elijah Walsh
2023–24 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball team
2023–24_Campbell_Fighting_Camels_men's_basketball_team
2026 single by Maisie Peters
backing vocals Adam Burt – assistant mastering Dale Becker – mastering Jesse Broc – engineering Jon Castelli – mixing Katie Harvey – assistant mixing Konrad
My_Regards
Manufacturer of performance radio-controlled cars
Elec. Track Marc Rheinard (GER) Eclipse 3 2020 1:12 Elec. Track Andy Murray (GBR) Eclipse 3 2025 1:10 2WD Off-Road Broc Champlin (USA) Schumacher LD3
Schumacher_Racing_Products
Regional Asian motorcycle road racing championship
participated in both MotoGP and World Superbike take part in the series, they are Broc Parkes, and Bryan Staring. This formula of pitting upcoming talents against
Asia_Road_Racing_Championship
Jobe Stewart Jarrod Hughes Erebus Motorsport Chiko Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 88 Broc Feeney Nick Percat Triple Eight Race Engineering (Red Bull, Ampol) Ford Mustang
2026_Bathurst_1000
Genetic overgrowth disorder
skull and large head. Adult height is usually in the normal range, although Broc Brown has the condition and was named the world's tallest teenager; as of
Sotos_syndrome
Fast regional train service in Switzerland
Bern–Düdingen–Fribourg/Freiburg–Romont FR–Bulle–La Tour-de-Trême–Broc-Village–Broc-Chocolaterie TPF RE 3 Klosters Platz–Zernez–S-chanf–Zuoz–Bever–Samedan–Celerina–St
RegioExpress
Australian motor racing team
reigning Super3 champion Broc Feeney in one FG X Falcon. In 2021 the team fielded Zak Best in the same FG X Falcon used by Broc Feeney, placing 2nd in the
Tickford_Racing
American college football season
Fr TE 83 Josh Sterzer GS TE 85 Noah Wright Fr TE 86 Will Monney So TE 87 Broc Lane GS Defense Pos. # Name Class ILB 1 Jon Ross Maye GS CB 2 Jaiden Francois
2024 Utah State Aggies football team
2024_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team
Type of trousers worn by Celtic and Germanic tribes in antiquity
the nickname Ragnar Lodbrok, "Ragnar Shaggy-braies"), Old English: brōk or brōc (plural: brēc), German: Bruch, Danish: brog, Swedish: brok, etc. Miriam Webster
Braies
French daily newspaper (1940–1944)
Participants Joseph Antignac Jean-Marie Bergeret René Bousquet Louis Bourgain André Broc Alexis Carrel Henry Coston Pierre-Antoine Cousteau François Darlan Louis
Aujourd'hui
Ford racing car
Racing Pro Cameron Lawrence TBC Alex Sedgwick TBC 6 NC 0 HRT Ford Racing Pro Broc Feeney 1 Christopher Mies 1 Dennis Olsen 1 Thomas Drouet TBC Arjun Maini
Ford_Mustang_GT3
66th running of the MotoGP World Championship
Mike Di Meglio joined the premier category, racing for Avintia Racing. Broc Parkes made his MotoGP debut with Paul Bird Motorsport. Leon Camier contested
2014 MotoGP World Championship
2014_MotoGP_World_Championship
Australian progressive rock band
August 2013. Rudd continued Spectrum with Dirk Dubois very briefly then Broc O'Connor on bass guitar, Daryl Roberts on keyboards and Peter 'Robbo' Robertson
Spectrum_(band)
174 lb (79 kg) August 16, 1985 Bensalem, Pennsylvania Brynäs IF (SHL) 14 F Broc Little 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) March 24, 1988 Phoenix, Arizona
List of United States national ice hockey team rosters
List_of_United_States_national_ice_hockey_team_rosters
Subculture in France during World War II
Participants Joseph Antignac Jean-Marie Bergeret René Bousquet Louis Bourgain André Broc Alexis Carrel Henry Coston Pierre-Antoine Cousteau François Darlan Louis
Zazou
1943 Canadian film
Participants Joseph Antignac Jean-Marie Bergeret René Bousquet Louis Bourgain André Broc Alexis Carrel Henry Coston Pierre-Antoine Cousteau François Darlan Louis
Bombing_the_Nazis
1942-43 trial in Vichy France
Participants Joseph Antignac Jean-Marie Bergeret René Bousquet Louis Bourgain André Broc Alexis Carrel Henry Coston Pierre-Antoine Cousteau François Darlan Louis
Riom_Trial
American football player
Hiller Alex Carder Zach Terrell Jon Wassink Reece Goddard Kaleb Eleby Jack Salopek Mareyhon Hrabowski Treyson Bourguet Hayden Wolff Brady Jones Broc Lowry
Hayden_Wolff
Motor racing championship in Australia
series has had many notable Supercars names come through, such as Will Brown, Broc Feeney, Cameron Hill, Declan Fraser and Jayden Ojeda. The series was cancelled
GR_Cup
Traditional Welsh Folk Song
yn iach, A'r babi yn nadu a chrio A'r gath wedi crafu John Bach: Rhowch broc i'r tân, A chanwch gân I gadw'r cwerylon o'r aelwyd lân. English When the
Sosban_Fach
Swiss food manufacturer
à peu le nom générique de tout bâtonnet de chocolat, qu'il soit sorti de Broc ou fabriqué par les marques concurrentes qui toutes se mirent à copier l'original
Chocolat_Frey
Tenth round of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship season
GT3 Christopher Mies Frédéric Vervisch 75 75 Express Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Broc Feeney Mikaël Grenier Kenny Habul 77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Klaus
2025 IMSA Battle on the Bricks
2025_IMSA_Battle_on_the_Bricks
American college football season
(110 kg) Dec 18, 2019 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: Broc Douglass WR Grand Island, NE Grand Island 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
2020_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team
Japanese motorcycle racer
2013 Monster Energy Yamaha – YART Broc Parkes Josh Waters Yamaha YZF-R1 8th 2014 Monster Energy Yamaha – YART Broc Parkes Josh Brookes Yamaha YZF-R1 4th
Katsuyuki_Nakasuga
American speedway event
Ruml Aaron Fox Broc Nicol 2016 Austin Novratil Gino Manzares Luke Becker 2017 Gino Manzares Gage Geist Aaron Fox 2018 Austin Novratil Broc Nicol Tyson Burmeister
Jack_Milne_Cup
Sporting event
(Suzuki) Broc Glover (Yamaha) 1978 Rick Burgett (Yamaha) Bob Hannah (Yamaha) Broc Glover (Yamaha) 1979 Danny LaPorte (Suzuki) Bob Hannah (Yamaha) Broc Glover
AMA_Motocross_Championship
River in Greater Manchester, England
its entire length as early references mention the Mikelbrok, (mycel and broc), the great stream but not the Croal. It meets the Irwell at Nob End, Kearsley
River_Croal
Paramilitary association in Vichy France
Participants Joseph Antignac Jean-Marie Bergeret René Bousquet Louis Bourgain André Broc Alexis Carrel Henry Coston Pierre-Antoine Cousteau François Darlan Louis
Légion Française des Combattants
Légion_Française_des_Combattants
Racing Event
Winner Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Race Winners Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Will Brown Triple Eight Race Engineering Broc Feeney
Ipswich_Supercars_round
Métropole in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
commune of Coaraze left the métropole; in 2014 the communes of Bonson, Le Broc, Gattières and Gilette joined it. In 2022 the communes of Drap and Châteauneuf-Villevieille
Métropole_Nice_Côte_d'Azur
Shipyard in Norway
Broč (former Sunnhordland, bnr 38), a Westamaran Type W95, built in 1975, still operating in Croatia (photo taken on Mar 19, 2013)
Westermoen_Hydrofoil
Motor racing event
"Bathurst 1000" races contested in both 1997 and 1998. Entering the weekend, Broc Feeney of Triple Eight Race Engineering was leading the season championship
2025_Bathurst_1000
Distance 158 laps 495.839 km Pole position Will Brown Erebus Motorsport 1:08.6693 Winner Broc Feeney Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 3:21:16.9982
2023_Sandown_500
Chemical compound
methylhexanamine. This cost Usain Bolt a medal. AMA Supercross Championship rider Broc Tickle was provisionally suspended by the FIM International Disciplinary
Methylhexanamine
BROC
BROC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Brock 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Brackenborough in Lincolnshire or a similarly named place elsewhere (see Brackenbury). This name is found in VA from an early date.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Brookhouse.Americanized form of German Brockhaus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a brook or stream, an elaborated form of Brock 1.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained.Respelling of German Brockmann.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Brocklebank, a habitational name from Brocklebank in Cumbria or Brockabank in West Yorkshire, both named from Old English brocc-hol ‘badger’s sett’ + Old Danish banke ‘bank’, ‘slope’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from any of various minor places named with Old English brÅc ‘brook’ + feld ‘open country’, in particular Brookfield House in Nether Peover, Cheshire, recorded as le Brocfeld in the late 13th century.
Male
English
Surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English brocc BROCK means "badger."
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bruic ‘descendant of Broc’, i.e. ‘Badger’ (sometimes so translated) or Ó Bric ‘descendant of Breac’, a personal name meaning ‘freckled’.English : possibly, as Reaney suggests, a nickname from Old English br̄ce ‘fragile’, ‘worthless’.German : topographic name for someone who lived in a swampy wood, brick, breck ‘swamp’, ‘wood’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Yiddish brik ‘bridge’, probably a topographic name.Altered spelling of German Brück (see Bruck).In some cases it may be an altered spelling of Slovenian Bric, regional name for someone from the hilly region of western Slovenia called Brda, a plural form of brdo ‘rising ground’.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : habitational name from a place in Shropshire named Badger, probably from an unattested Old English personal name Bæcg + Old English ofer ‘ridge’.English (West Midlands) : occupational name for a maker of bags (see Bagge 1) or for a peddler who carried his wares about with him in a bag. It is unlikely that the surname has anything to do with the animal (see Brock 2), which was not known by this name until the 16th century.English (West Midlands) : A Giles Badger from England was in Newbury, MA, by about 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, probably from a place in Dorset named Brockington, from Old English brÅchÇ£me ‘brook dweller’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Browston in Suffolk, recorded in Domesday Book as Brockestuna, from the Old English personal name Brocc (from Old English brocc ‘badger’) + Old English tūn ‘settlement’, or from Broxton in Cheshire, an obscure name, possibly from Old English burgæsn ‘burial place’.Possibly an altered spelling of German Broxten, a variant of Broxtermann (see Broxterman).
Girl/Female
Muslim
Brocade
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a place near Accrington named Brocklehurst, from Old English brocc-hol ‘badger’s sett’ + hyrst ‘wooded hill’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English broke ‘brook’ + weye ‘way’, ‘road’.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and North German
English, Scottish, and North German : variant of Brook.English, Scottish, and Scandinavian : nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger, Middle English broc(k) (Old English brocc) and Danish brok (a word of Celtic origin; compare Welsh broch, Cornish brogh, Irish broc). In the Middle Ages badgers were regarded as unpleasant creatures.English : nickname from Old French broque, brock ‘young stag’.Dutch : from a personal name, a short form of Brockaert .South German : nickname for a stout and strong man from Middle High German brocke ‘lump’, ‘piece’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : probably an acronymic family name from Jewish Aramaic bar- or Hebrew ben- ‘son of’, and the first letter of each part of a Yiddish double male personal name. Compare Brill.Jewish (from Poland) : habitational name from Brok, a place in Poland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Brookhouse.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from an unidentified minor place named with Old English brocc ‘badger’ + wiella ‘spring’, ‘stream’ or hol ‘hole’, ‘hollow’. Old English brocchol is known to have developed into Brockwell in at least one instance, in Derbyshire. Both Brockwell Park in London and Brockwell Farm in Buckinghamshire are of comparatively recent origin, probably deriving their names from the surname rather than vice versa.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. It may be a nickname for someone thought to resemble a brush (Middle English brusche, from Old French brosse), or a metonymic occupational name for a brush maker. It could also be from a related word, brusche ‘cut wood’, ‘branches lopped off trees’ (Old French brousse), applied as a metonymic occupational name for a forester or woodcutter, or a topographic name for someone who lived in a scrubby area of country, from Old French broce ‘brushwood’, ‘scrub’, ‘thicket’ (Late Latin bruscia).Respelling of German Brusch or Brüsch, a topographic name from the field name Brüsch (Middle High German brüsch ‘heather’, ‘broom’ or ‘brush’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for a house by a stream, from Middle English brok(e) ‘brook’ + hous ‘house’.Americanized form of German Brockhaus.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and northern English
Scottish and northern English : variant of Small.English : habitational name from a lost place in eastern Sussex named Smeghel, from Old English smēagel ‘burrow’, or from Brooksmarle (now Broxmead) in Sussex (named with Old English brocc ‘badger’ + smēagel).
BROC
BROC
Boy/Male
Tamil
Leader, Senior, First born, Eldest brother
Girl/Female
Greek
Daughter of Aeolus.
Boy/Male
Indian
The majestic one
Boy/Male
English French Vietnamese
auburn-haired.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire named Crowell, from Old English crÄwe ‘crow’ + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.
Girl/Female
Hebrew American Biblical
pleasant.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Sudh; Pure
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Control
Boy/Male
Arabic
Softness Gracefulness of Youth; Healthy; Plump; Tall
Girl/Female
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Seed
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n.
A brocket.
n.
See Broach, n.
n.
A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The "curd," or flowering head, is the part used for food.
v. t.
A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet.
n.
India silk brocaded with flowers in silver or gold.
n.
A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket.
a.
Woven with a figure; as, broche goods.
a.
Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers, etc.
n.
A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
n.
Same as Brocatel.
n.
A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc.
a.
Beastly; brutal.
n.
A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray, yellow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called Siena marble, from its locality.
n.
An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics.
n.
See Brokkerage.
a.
Of the nature of kincob; brocaded.
n.
A badger.
n.
A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called brock.
a.
Dressed in brocade.
n.
A small South American deer, of several species (Coassus superciliaris, C. rufus, and C. auritus).