What does Brent mean?

Brent means "hill; Bryni's town"

How do we pronounce Brent?

Brent \bren(t), br-e-nt\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Brent is pronounced BRahNT 1.

1 Pronunciation for Brent: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"

What is the origin of Brent?

Brent's language of origin is Old English and it is used largely in the English language. From the word bryn meaning 'hill'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from various place names in Devon, Somerset, and the West Country that were on high ground or named for the prominent hills in their vicinity. The first name grew in popularity only in the early 20th century, in part contributed by the character Brent Tarleton in Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind (1936). It also saw an increase in adoption under the influence of the similarly spelt name Brett. In addition, Brent is a short form of Brenton name (English). Brent has 12 variant transcriptions.

Variation transcriptions of Brent consist of Brend definition, nicknames for Brendt, name Brennt, Brentan name, Brente meaning of name, Brenten meaning, name Brentin, Brentson name variations, Brentt name variations, meaning of Brentun, and Brentyn meaning of name. Brent is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still rather popular as a baby boy name, but to a lesser degree than it was before. The name's popularity rose from the 1930s up to the 1970s; before that, it was of only very modest use. At the peak of its usage in 1970, 0.224% of baby boys were given the name Brent. It had a ranking of #74 then. The baby name has suffered a substantial drop in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #654 with a usage of 0.018%, but it was nonetheless the most regularly used out of all boy names in its family.

List of baby names that sound like Brent:

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The baby name Brent fun facts:

The name Brent in reverse order is "Tnerb".

The numerological value of the name Brent is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Brent?

Brent is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames