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Brian
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameCeltic, Irish
Meaningpossibly "high" or "noble"
Region of originEngland, Ireland
Other names
Related namesBryan, Bryant, Brion, Bran, Briant,

Brian is an English and Irish given name, as well as a Irish, English, and French surname. It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word meaning "high" or "noble". For example the element bre means "hill"; which could be transferred to mean "eminence" or "exalted one". The name is quite popular in Ireland, on account of Brian Boru, a 10th century king of Ireland. The name was also quite popular, during the Middle Ages, in East Anglia. This is because the name was brought to England by Bretons following the Norman Conquest. Bretons also settled in Ireland along with the Normans in the 12th century, and 'their' name was mingled with the 'Irish' version. Also, in the north-west of England, the name was brought by Scandinavian settlers from Ireland. Within the Gaelic speaking areas of Scotland, the name was at first only used by professional families of Irish origin.

The surname Brian is sometimes an English and Irish variant spelling of the surname Bryan. The English and French surname Brian is sometimes derived from the personal Celtic personal name shown above. The surname Brian can also sometimes be a French surname; derived from the Old Occitan word brian, meaning "maggot" and used as a nickname.

Variants of the name include Briant, Brien, Bran, Brion, Bryan, Bryant, Brjánn (in Icelandic) and Bryon.

People

Surname
  • Havergal Brian, (1876–1972), a British classical composer.
  • Mary Brian, (1906–2002), an American actress and movie star.
Given name

Other uses

Some films and television shows which contain the name Brian include:

Software

References

  1. ^ A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192800507.
  2. ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
  3. Noel Higgins & Jeanne Goldner, Names, Names, Names, A Book for You (Middletown, Connecticut: Weekly Reader Books, 1986), page 8-b.

See also

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