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Brandeis - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Brandeis

[ 2 syll. bran-dei(s), br-ande-is ] The boy name Brandeis is pronounced as BRAENDayS KEY. Brandeis is used chiefly in the Czech, English, German, and Slavic languages, and its origin is Old English. The name is of the meaning dweller on a burned clearing. Brand (English), Brandt (English and Scandinavian), Brandy (English), and Brant (English) are variants of Brandeis.

Brandeis is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

KEY: Pronunciation for Brandeis: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"


 
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