Meaning and origin of Brandon

Origin: English

Meaning: Derived from a surname and place name based on the Old English for 'hill covered with broom'. Broom is a prolific weed. Also, 'From the beacon hill'.


Origin: Irish

Meaning: Variant of Brendan: Prince, or brave. Some scholars believe Brendan means 'stinking hair'.


Origin: Shakespearean

Meaning: 'Henry VI, 2' Sir John Stanley. 'Henry VI, Part III' Sir William Stanley. 'As You Like It' A country fellow, in love with Audrey. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' A boy, son to Page. 'Richard III' Sir William Catesby. 'Richard III' Sir William Brandon.


Origin: Teutonic

Meaning: From the beacon hill.
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Meaning and orign of Brandon

The boy's name Brandon \b-ran-don, br(a)-ndon\ is pronounced BRAN-den. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "broom, gorse hill". Transferred use of the surname and place name. In some cases, a variant of the less popular Brendan. TV executive Brandon Tartikoff.

Brandon has 8 variant forms: Brand, Brandan, Branden, Brandin, Brandyn, Brannon, Branton and Brennan.

For more information, see also the related name Brenton.

Baby names that sound like Brandon are Brando and Brendon.

Brandon is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Origin and meaning of Brandon

Brandon
English
Mixed
from the beacon hill
Meaning&Origin
Brandon is a English boys name.
The meaning of the name is `from the beacon hill`.
Where is it used?
The name Brandon is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Brendan (In Irish and in English)
Branden (In English)
Brannon (In Other languages)
See also
In Irish and in English: Brennan
In English: Brendon
In English: Brenden
In English: Brenda
Statistics
The name Brandon was given to 15071 babies in the USA in 2004. Brandon was the number 27 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 13939 babies making it the number 22 name that year.
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