Meaning and origin of Brady

The boy's and girl's name Blake \b-la-ke\ is pronounced blayk. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "black; pale, white". Transferred use of the surname. Originally a nickname for someone with hair or skin that was either very dark (Old English "blaec") or very light (Old English "blac"). Made familiar in the 1980s due to the fictitious character Blake Carrington on the TV series "Dynasty". Director Blake Edwards.

Blake has 2 variant forms: Blakely and Blakeman.

For more information, see also the related name Blakeney.

Baby names that sound like Blake are Black and Pollack.

Blake is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Brady

Origin: English

Meaning: From tbe broad island.


Origin: Gaelic

Meaning: Spirited.


Origin: Irish

Meaning: Spirited; Broad.
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Origin and meaning of Brady

Brady
Irish
Mixed
spirited
1 - Brady (Irish mixed name)
spirited
2 - Bradyn (English boy name)
from the broad valley
Meaning&Origin
Brady is a Irish boys and girls name.
The meaning of the name is `spirited`.
Where is it used?
The name Brady is mainly used in English and in Irish.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Braidy (In English and in Irish)
Statistics
The name Brady was given to 2840 babies in the USA in 2004. Brady was the number 266 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 3333 babies making it the number 122 name that year.
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