Meaning: Bridge
The story
Briggs comes from a surname linked with Middle English brigge, bridge. The place-related surname gives the modern given name a clear historical connection with a crossing.
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In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Origins
Briggs comes from English.
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