proper noun/ʃa.to.bʁi.jɑ̃/
a habitational surname; variant forms Châteaubriant, Chateaubriant, Châteaubriand
Related: chateaubriand
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱstrom Proto-Italic *kastrom Latin castrum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin castellum Old French chastel Middle French chasteau Middle French Briand Middle French Chasteaubriand French Chateaubriand Inherited from Middle French Chasteaubriand, from chasteau (“castle”) + Briand, equivalent to château + Briand (“the castle of Br