What does Brendan mean?

Brendan means "prince"

How do we pronounce Brendan?

Brendan \bren-dan, br-end-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Brendan is pronounced BREHNDahN (English) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Brendan: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Brendan?

Brendan is of Celtic origin. It is used mainly in English and Irish. The meaning of Brendan is 'prince'. Old forms of the name include Brendanus (Latinized) and Bréanainn (Old Irish). Alternative derivations of the name suggest the meaning 'stinking hair' or 'he who lives by the beacon'. The name was borne by the 6th-century Saint Brendan the Navigator, an early Irish monastic saint known for his semi-legendary quest to the Isle of the Blessed. Some believe that the isle he reached was actually America, and that he was thus the first to discover the continent. Brendan is a widely used name; it has 25 derivatives that are used in both English and foreign languages. English derivatives of the name include Branden meaning, name Brandon meaning, Brannon name popularity, Branon meaning of name, meaning of Breandan (used in Irish too), meaning of Brend, meaning of Brendano, nicknames for Brendin, name Brendis origin, what does the name Brendun mean, Brendyn meaning of name, short names for Brenen, Brenn name variations, nicknames for Brennan, name Brenndan meaning, Brennen name, what does the name Brenner mean, name Brennon meaning, Brenon pronounciation, short names for Breny, and short names for Bryn. Other English forms include the contracted form Bren meaning of name, and the spelling variants nicknames for Brenden and meaning of Brendon. The Irish Breandán meaning inherits from Brendan that is used in foreign languages. See also the related form, the English and Irish Brenda name variations. Brendan is popular as a baby boy name. The name increased in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1990s. At the peak of its usage in 1999, 0.196% of baby boys were named Brendan. It was #96 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a drop in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #229 with a usage of 0.074%, but it was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after nicknames for Brandon, out of all boy names in its family. It was 6 times more regularly used than Brendan in 2010.

A famous person named Brendan is Brendan Fraser, Actor, born 3 December 1968, Indianapolis, Indiana.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Brendan:

the English Brendon meaning and origin, the name Brendun meaning of name, the name nicknames for Bramdon, the English name Brandan meaning, the English Branden name variations, the name name Brandin origin, the English Brandon pronounciation, the name name Brandone, the name Brandonn name, the English name Brandun meaning, the English Brandyn name, the name Brantan name, the name short names for Branten, the name baby name Brantin, the English nicknames for Branton, the name Brantun name variations, the name name Brantyn meaning, the Irish nicknames for Breandán, the English Brenden meaning of name, and the name Brendin meaning of name.

The baby name Brendan fun facts:

The name Brendan in reverse order is "Nadnerb".

The numerological value of the name Brendan is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Brendan?

Brendan is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.05%
20130.05%
20120.06%
20110.07%
20100.08%
20090.09%
20080.09%
20070.09%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames