Bronte
Bronte may refer to:
People
- Surname
- Brontë family, an English literary family that included:
- Anne Brontë, novelist and poet
- Branwell Brontë, painter and poet
- Charlotte Brontë, novelist and poet
- Emily Brontë, novelist and poet
- Patrick Brontë, curate and writer
- First name
- Bronte Barratt, Australian swimmer
- Bronte Campbell, Australian swimmer
- Bronte Dooley, Australian politician
- Bronte Law, English golfer
- Middle name
- James Brontë Gatenby, zoologist
- Title
- The Dukes of Bronté:
- 1st Duke of Bronté, naval commander, better known as Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
- 2nd Duke of Bronté, clergyman, better known as William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson
- 3rd Duchess of Bronté, better known as Charlotte Hood, Baroness Bridport
- 4th Duke of Bronté, general, better known as Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
- 5th Duke of Bronté, courtier, better known as Sir Alexander Hood
- 6th Duke of Bronté, naval commander and politician, better known as Rowland Hood, 3rd Viscount Bridport
- 7th Duke of Bronté, investment banker, better known as Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport
Places
- Australia
- Bronte, New South Wales, a suburb in the Municipality of Waverley
- Bronte Park, Tasmania, a locality in Central Highlands local government area
- Canada
- Bronte, Ontario, a locality in the Regional Municipality of Halton
- Bronte Creek, a waterway in the Regional Municipality of Halton and City of Hamilton, Ontario
- Bronte Creek Provincial Park, a park in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario
- Bronte GO Station, a transit station in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario
- England
- Brontë Country, an area mainly in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire
- Brontë Parsonage Museum, a museum in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire
- Brontë Waterfall, a waterfall in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire
- Italy
- Bronte, Sicily, a comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania
- New Zealand
- Bronte, New Zealand, a locality in Nelson Province, New Zealand
- United States
- Bronte, Texas, a town in Coke County
Other uses
- Brontë (play), a play by Polly Teale
- Brontë (lunar crater), a crater visited by Apollo 17 astronauts
- Brontë (Mercurian crater), a crater on Mercury
- Bronte, a goddess of thunder and the sister of Astrape (goddess of lightning); they are handmaidens and attendants of Zeus.
See also
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