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 [ 1 syll. bran-(d)(t), br-an-dt ] The boy name Brandt is pronounced BRAENT KEY. Brandt's language of origin is Old English and Old Norse, and it is predominantly used in English and Scandinavian. Old English and Old Norse origin: From the element brandr which is of the meaning 'sword, torch'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from the personal name Brandr (Old Norse). Variant forms of Brandt include the English names Brand and Brant. In addition, Brandt is a variant form of the Czech, English, German, and Slavic Brandeis in the English language. See also the related form, the English and Irish Brenda. Brandt is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1988 with 0.006% of baby boys being named Brandt. Its ranking then was #875. The baby name has since experienced a drop in frequency, and is of only sporadic use today. Among all boy names in its group, Brandt was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Brandt include the English Brant, the German Bernd, the German Berndt, the Scandinavian Bernt, the English Brand, the English Brendt, the English Brent, the English Barnett, the Dutch and German Berend, the Catalan and Hungarian Bernat, the Hungarian Bernát, the English Brandy, the English Briant, the English and Irish Bryant, and the English Bryent. KEY: Pronunciation for Brandt: 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)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"   |
