Brenda Name Meaning & Origin
Brenda
Pronunciation: BREHN-də (key)
Origin of the name Brenda:
Of uncertain origin and meaning, Brenda is thought to be a Celtic name originating in the Shetland Islands and derived fro brandr (the blade of a sword). Alternatively, it might be a feminine form of the obsolete Brandolf (sword wolf).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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- 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
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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".
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