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 [ syll. brea-(n)na, br-ea-nna ] The girl name Breanna is pronounced BRIY-NNah KEY. Breanna's language of origin is Celtic and it is predominantly used in the English language. Breanna is a variant spelling of the English and Irish Brianna. A form of Breanna is the English variant spelling Breana. Breanna is a popular baby girl name. The name rose in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1996 with 0.245% of baby girls being given the name Breanna. It had a ranking of #74 then. The baby name has experienced a drop in popularity since then. In 2008, it ranked at #168 with a usage of 0.095%. Among the family of girl names directly linked to Breanna, the English and Irish Brianna was the most popular. It was 4 times more popular than Breanna in 2008. Baby names that sound like Breanna include the English Breeanna, the English Brieanna, the English Berna, the English Berni, the English Bernie, the English Berny, the Czech Brana, the English and Welsh Branwen, the Welsh Branwenn, the Welsh Brauwin, the English Breana, the English Breayanna, the English Brenie, the English Brenna, the English Brennah, the English Briane, the English Briann, the English Brianne, the English Brina, and the English Brion. KEY: approx pronunciation for Breanna: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
