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“bright,”
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Dutch
01 / Meaning & origin
Brecht is a masculine given name documented in French, German and Dutch. English Wiktionary records the meaning “bright,”.
Meaning: “bright,”
From a common name element meaning "bright," from Proto-West Germanic *berht.
02 / Across borders
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03 / By the numbers
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04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
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