Brecht

== Dutch == === Etymology === From a common name element meaning "bright," from Proto-West Germanic *berht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brɛxt/ Hyphenation: Brecht === Proper noun === Brecht m a male given name ==== Related terms ==== Albrecht == German == === Etymology === From a common Germanic surname element meaning "bright," from Proto-West Germanic *berht. === Proper noun === Brecht m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Brechts or (with an article) Brecht, feminine genitive Brecht, plural Brechts) a surname === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brecht”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 220.