# Brighton
## English
### Etymology

    (place): From Old English Beorthelmstone (“Beorthelm's farm”)
    (surname): From Breighton in Yorkshire.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɹaɪtən/
** (Cockney) IPA: [ˈbɹaɪ̯ʔən]
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪtən
* Homophone: brighten

### Proper noun

Brighton
* A placename:
** A coastal city in East Sussex, England.
    Synonym: (obsolete) Brighthelmstone
*** 2014 November 22, Miles Brignall, “Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000”, in The Guardian‎:Sarah Harvey, an NHS worker from Brighton, was also told by Vodafone that she had to pay a £5,800 bill run up after she was hit on the head by a cyclist, again in Barcelona this summer.
** A hamlet in St Enoder parish and Ladock parish, south-east of Newquay, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9054).
** A number of places in Canada:
*** A parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.
*** A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [From the early 20th century]
    Synonym: Dark Tickle (historical)
*** A community of Digby municipality, Digby County, Nova Scotia.
*** A community of Shelburne municipality, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.
*** A town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
*** A neighbourhood of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
** A number of places in the United States:
*** A city in Jefferson County, Alabama.
*** A city, the county seat of Adams County, Colorado, United States.
*** An unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia.
*** A village mostly in Macoupin County, Illinois, named after Brighton, Mass.
*** An unincorporated community in Greenfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
*** A minor city in Washington County, Iowa.
*** A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts, formerly a town.
*** A city in Livingston County, Michigan.
*** An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
*** A neighbourhood of the town of Tonawanda, Erie County, New York.
*** A town in Franklin County, New York, named after the English town.
*** A town in Monroe County, New York.
*** A neighbourhood of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York.
*** An unincorporated community in Harmony Township, Clark County, Ohio.
*** An unincorporated community in Lorain County, Ohio.
*** An unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon.
*** A town in Tipton County, Tennessee.
*** A small town and ski resort in Salt Lake County, Utah.
*** A town in Essex County, Vermont.
*** A neighbourhood of Seattle, Washington.
*** A town and unincorporated community therein, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.
*** A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
*** A number of townships, listed under Brighton Township.
** A number of places in Australia:
*** A northern coastal suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.
*** A coastal suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Holdfast Bay, South Australia.
*** A town and suburb of Hobart, Tasmania.
*** Brighton Council, a local government area in south-east Tasmania.
*** A coastal suburb of Melbourne, and former city, in the City of Bayside, Victoria.
** A small coastal town near Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
* A surname.
* (soccer) Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

#### Derived terms

* Brighton and Hove (the name of the English city)
* Brighton Park
* Brighton pier
* New Brighton

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ NZ Topo Map

### Further reading

* Brighton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Brighton (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia