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Brenna

  • [ BREN-ə ]
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Possibly a variant of BRENDA or a feminine form of BRENNAN.

BRENDA   female   English
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.
BRENNAN   male   Irish, English
From an Irish surname derived from Ó Braonáin meaning "descendant of Braonán". Braonán is a byname meaning "rain, moisture, drop" (with a diminutive suffix).
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Brando
ANCIENT IRISH: Bréanainn
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Brandr
ENGLISH: Brand, Branda, Branden, Brandon, Brandt, Branson, Brant, Brenda, Brendan, Brenden, Brendon, Brennan
IRISH: Breandán, Brendan, Brendanus, Brennan
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