Meaning and origin of Brendan

Origin: Celtic

Meaning: Raven.


Origin: Gaelic

Meaning: Brave.


Origin: German

Meaning: Flame.


Origin: Irish

Meaning: Prince. Some scholars believe Brendan means 'stinking hair' Famous bearer: 6th century Irish abbot St Brendan founded a monastery at Clonfert in County Galway; then is said to have sailed across the Atlantic on a voyage of discovery.
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Meaning and origin of Brendan

The boy's name Brendan \b-ren-dan, br(e)-ndan\ is pronounced BREN-den. It is of Irish, Gaelic and Celtic origin, and its meaning is "prince". From the old Irish personal name Bréanainn. Saint Brendan of Ireland (sixth century), known as "the Voyager", is famed for his scholarship and adventurous traveling, including a seven-year voyage to a land that some think may have been North America. Brendan of Birr was another sixth-century Irish saint. The modern Irish Gaelic form Breandán and the Anglicized form Brendan are based on the medieval Latin form Brendanus. Irish playwright and wit, Brendan Behan; actor Brendan Fraser.

Brendan has 10 variant forms: Breandan, Bren, Brendano, Brenden, Brendin, Brendon, Brendyn, Brennan, Brennen and Brennon.

For more information, see also the related name Brandon.

Baby names that sound like Brendan are Brandan and Brentan.

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

Brendan
Celtic
Male
little raven
1 - Brendan (Celtic boy name)
little raven
2 - Brendanus (Latin boy name)
Prince
Meaning&Origin
Brendan is a Celtic boys name.
The meaning of the name is `little raven `.
Where is it used?
The name Brendan is mainly used in Irish and in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Brennan (In Irish and in English)
Branden (In English)
Brendon (In English)
Brenden (In English)
Brandon (In English)
Brenna (In Other languages)
Brannon (In Other languages)
For opposite sex use:
In English: Brenda (F)
Statistics
The name Brendan was given to 2843 babies in the USA in 2004. Brendan was the number 265 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 2694 babies making it the number 146 name that year.
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