Meaning: King; prince
The story
Brendan came through Latin Brendanus from an Irish name borrowed from an Old Welsh word for king or prince. The voyages of Saint Brendan belong to its legendary associations.
Nicknames
- Bren
Spellings & variants
- Breandán
- Bréanainn
- Brenden
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Brendan comes from Irish.
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