Släkthistoria för Brabant
Brabant Vad efternamn betyder
French Walloon Flemish and German: habitational name from Brabant a province in the Low Countries. English: cognate of 1 above from Old French Brabant Middle English Braban Brabayn used to denote both the region and an inhabitant of it. See also the synonymous Brabazon. In medieval England Brabans were typically linen weavers and cloth merchants. The final syllable of Braban when weakly stressed was often altered to -ben -bin or -bon and also to -bam. The additional -t or -d in post-medieval Brabant Braband etc. is probably excrescent rather than a relic of the Old French form. French: habitational name from (Le) Brabant the name of several places in the northeastern part of France.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
