English Explanatory Dictionary

Brendan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Irish.

Word forms

Brendan Brandon Brenden Brendon Brennan

Etymology

Anglicized form of the name of Irish saints, Irish Bréanainn (via Latin Brendanus), from Old Irish Brénainn, from Old Welsh breenhin (“prince, king”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) preeminent, outstanding”), a diminutive of *brigantī (“high, exalted”). Doublet of Brian.

Derived words

Brenaissance
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