Bryn Mawr King County, Washington


Mapped Location

Bryn Mawr: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Bryn Mawr

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Bryn Mawr

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Bryn Mawr Official Welsh for "great hill"

 

Origin Notes and History of Bryn Mawr

References to Bryn Mawr that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

BRYN MAWR, a town in King County. On April 19, 1890, Lillie R. Parker and her husband, William E. Parker, filed a plat of this place under its present name. "As I understand it, the Parkers came from Pennsylvania and imported the name from that state. The words are Scotch and mean 'big brow' or 'big hill.'" (Melissa B. Dorflinger, in Names MSS., Letter 459.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

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Last updated: 2017-06-17