Save Type Settlement Usage Italian, English, Catalan, French, Polish, Romanian, Sicilian, Spanish, Turkish Pronounced Pron. /ˈbre.ʃːa/(Italian) /ˈbɹɛ.ʃə/(English) /ˈbrɛʂ.ja/(Polish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Latin Brixia, itself probably from a Gaulish or Celtic root denoting a hill. This is the name of a city in northern Italy.