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[ 1 syll. bran-(d)(t), br-an-dt ] The boy name Brandt is pronounced BRAENT †. Brandt's language of origin is Old English and Old Norse, and it is predominantly used in English and Scandinavian. 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). In addition, Brandt is a variant form of the Czech, English, German, and Slavic Brandeis in the English language. Variant forms of Brandt include the English Brand and the English Brant. 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 name Brantt, the German Bernd, the German Berndt, the Scandinavian Bernt, the English Brand, the name Brannt, the name Brend, the English Brendt, the name Brennt, the English Brent, the name Brentt, the name Brint, the English Barnett, the Dutch and German Berend, the Catalan and Hungarian Bernat, the Hungarian Bernát, the English Brandy, the English Briant, and the English and Irish Bryant.
† 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)"   |
