English Explanatory Dictionary

O'Brien

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. An unincorporated community in Shasta County, California.
  4. An unincorporated community in Suwannee County, Florida.
  5. A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon.
  6. A minor city in Haskell County, Texas.
  7. An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
  8. A town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, also known as Eduardo O'Brien.

Pronunciation

/əˈbɹaɪən/ /oʊˈbɹaɪən/

Word forms

O'Brien

Etymology

Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Briain, meaning “descendant of Brian”.

Related words

O'Brian

Derived words

O'Brien County
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