Brendan
Origin of the name Brendan:
Variant form of Branton, a surname that originated from English place-names composed of the Old English elements brom (broom, brushwood) and dun (hill): hence, “dweller near the brushwood hill.” Alter-natively, Brandon is a variant form of Brendan, an Angli-cized form of the Irish Breandán (prince). Var: Brendon.
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It is of Irish, Gaelic and Celtic origin, and its meaning is "prince".
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Brendan Fraser
Brendan Gleason
Brendan Urie- Panic! At The Disco
St. Brendan the Navigator-6th Century Saint from Ireland said to have reached America long before Columbus.
Brendan Byrne-47th Governor of NJ- Brendan in song, story & screen: | Edit
Early Celtic Christianity: song, "Holy Brendan"
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Global Popularity of the Name Brendan
- #129 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #188 in Canada (Alberta)
- #207 in United States
- #253 in Scotland
- #487 in Canada (Quebec)
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