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Comments and insights on the name Brenda

Braden and Brenda are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.

Personal experiences with the name Brenda

I remember back in the '80s there was a teenage character named Brenda on the soap opera "Capitol." Even back then I thought it seemed like an old-fashioned named for a teenager.

I also know a Brynda, which I think is a pretty and unique variation (I have never heard of anyone else with the name) - I gather she likes her name, though I imagine she gets weary of correcting the spelling and pronunciation.

Nicknames for Brenda

Bren, Brend, Brenny, Ren, Enda, Renda, Bren-Bren, Brena, Bena, Brendi, Benny, Brendy, Brey, Braya, Bree, Breezy, Red, Rena, Ena, Rane (like Rain), Brade/Brady, Rand, Brand, Brandi, Bandi, Randi, Brendie/Brendy, B/Bee/Bea

Meanings and history of the name Brenda

Uncertain origin...but may mean (flaming) sword or Little Raven

Famous real-life people named Brenda

Brenda Song, American actress
Brenda Lee, American singer
Brenda Strong, American actress
Brenda Frazier, American debutante and heiress
Brenda Blethyn, English actress
Brenda Vaccaro, Italian-American actress
Brenda Villa, Mexican-American polo player

Brenda in song, story & screen

Brenda Starr, heroine of the eponymous comic strip
Brenda Leigh Johnson, Deputy Chief on TV series "The Closer"
Brenda Morgenstern, Rhoda's sister on '70s sitcom "Rhoda"
Brenda Walsh, lead character on TV series "Beverly Hills, 90210"
Brenda, from James Dashner's "The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials".
"Brenda's Got A Baby" - Song by Tupac Shakur