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Braintree is the name of a town in England... I think they came from there. I dont think there was a suggestion of brains on trees.
by justincormack 14y ago
Braintree is the name of a town in England... I think they came from there. I dont think there was a suggestion of brains on trees.
- martey 14y agoBraintree is named after the town in Massachusetts, because the founder liked John Adams: https://www.braintreepayments.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-customer-spotlight https://www.braintreepayments.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-custo...
- alexkus 14y agoMany of the towns in MA were named after towns/cities/counties in the UK (Essex in particular); Braintree, Chelmsford, Billerica[y], etc. Indeed the counties of MA are mainly UK town/city names in the UK. It's only 3 out of the 14 that aren't (Dukes, Franklin, Nantucket). It always made me chuckle to see so many place names I recognised from home (UK) when I visited our office in Lowell, MA.
- rmc 14y agoSame happens in other former UK colonies, e.g. Australia.