Brenda

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Pronounced： [ BREN-də ]
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Usage：English

Meaning & History：

Possibly a feminine form of the Old Norse name Brandr, meaning "sword", which was brought to Britain in the Middle Ages. This name is sometimes used as a feminine form of BRENDAN.

BRENDAN male Irish, English

From Brendanus, the Latinized form of the Irish name Bréanainn which was derived from a Welsh word meaning "prince". Saint Brendan was a 6th-century Irish abbot who, according to legend, crossed the Atlantic and reached North America with 17 other monks.

Names related to Brenda：

MASCULINE FORMS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Brando

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Brandr

OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT IRISH: Bréanainn

ENGLISH: Brand, Branda, Branden, Brandon, Brandt, Branson, Brant, Brendan, Brenden, Brendon, Brenna

IRISH: Breandán, Brendan, Brendanus