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Combination of Brian and Donn.
This is a traditional Scottish surname, sometimes also found as Bryden or Briden. In the latest trend of finding names that end with the "den" or "dan" suffix, this surname has been brought to light and become trendy as a first name. The meaning of the surname is very unclear although there is speculation that it refers generically to "Britian".

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I have a 2 year old son named Brydon, and the I have yet to meet another. I've had people call him Brandon, Braydon, Bryden...

I have a 5 year old son named Brydon. Definition I found was is "magnanimous meaning noble spirited, nobel in mind, high souled, too good to hold a grudge, generous, kind and forgiving an insult or injury. I hamed him after my best friend's 22 yr old son who is named after his Dad's buddy. I found the meaning in a large name directory in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada...There are 5 boys that I know of that are called Brydon. My best friend's son, her sister in law's friend's son who is now about 17, one I saw in the Victoria Times Colonist newspaper when my son was two, my same friend's dad's buddy and my son.

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Bry

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This is a traditional Scottish surname, sometimes also found as Bryden or Briden. In the latest trend of finding names that end with the "den" or "dan" suffix, this surname has been brought to light and become trendy as a first name. The meaning of the surname is very unclear although there is speculation that it refers generically to "Britian".

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