Bronte

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Bronte, New South Wales

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, thunder) or Βρόντης (Bróntēs, Thunderer, name of one of the cyclops).

Proper noun

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Bronte

  1. (Greek mythology) One of the Cyclops, who forged Zeus's thunderbolts.
  2. (Greek mythology) The goddess personifying thunder.
  3. An English dukedom.
  4. A surname.
  5. A place name:
    1. A town and comune in the metropolitan city of Catania, Sicily, Italy, origin of the title Duke of Bronte.
    2. A community of the town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.
    3. A town in Coke County, Texas, United States, named after Charlotte Brontë.
    4. A coastal locality in Tasman district, New Zealand, named after the Duke of Bronte. [1]
    5. A coastal suburb of Sydney in Waverley council area, New South Wales, Australia, named after Bronte House, from the Duke of Bronte.

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