Boy · Old Irish
Breandán
Say it: BRAN-dawn
Meaning
From Old Irish Brénainn, of uncertain origin; a loan from Welsh brenhin 'king' has been proposed and is debated.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 164 babies given this name since 1978
- At its height in 2006, about 1 in 158,000 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Brénainn
| English | Brendan |
|---|
Famous bearers
- Saint Brendan the Navigator
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.