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 [ syll. bren-don, br-end-on ] The boy name Brendon is pronounced BREHNDahN KEY. Brendon has its origins in the Celtic language and it is used largely in English. Brendon is a spelling variant of the English and Irish Brendan. Brendon is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name grew in popularity from the 1960s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only very modest use. At the height of its usage in 1998, 0.043% of baby boys were named Brendon. Its ranking then was #318. The baby name has since dropped in popularity. In 2008, it ranked at #578 with a usage of 0.020%. Within the group of boy names directly related to Brendon, the English and Irish Brendan was the most frequently used. Its use outnumbered Brendon's by 4 times in 2008. Baby names that sound like Brendon include the English and Irish Brendan, the English Brenden, the English Brandan, the English Branden, the English Brandon, the English Brandyn, the English Branton, the English Brentan, the English Brenten, the English Brenton, the English and Irish Breandan, the Irish Breandán, and the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Bernardino. KEY: approx pronunciation for Brendon: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
