Bristol
[ˈbrɪs.təl]Meaning
from the English city of Bristol, meaning "the site of the bridge"
Background Story
Bristol comes from the name of the city in southwestern England, which Behind the Name glosses as "the site of the bridge". The city's name descends from Old English Bryċġstōw, literally "the place by the bridge", from bryċġ and -stōw, with a final /l/ added by hypercorrection from l-vocalizing accents. The name is also used in French, where a municipality was named after the English city.
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