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 [ 2 syll. bren-na, br-e-nna ] The girl name Brenna is pronounced BREHNah KEY. Brenna's origin is Old Norse and Celtic, and its use, English. From Old Norse and Celtic roots, its meaning is 'descendant of Braonán, tear drop'. Derived from the word braon which is of the meaning 'tear drop'. It represents the transferred use of the surname as a given name. Brenna is the feminine version of the English and Irish Brennan. In addition, Brenna is a form (English) of the English and Irish Brenda. Brenna is also a form (English) of the English and Irish Brianna. The short form Bren (English), the pet form Brenie (English), and the spelling variants Breena (English) and Brennah (English) are forms of Brenna. Brenna is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s. At the modest height of its usage in 1995, 0.063% of baby girls were named Brenna. It had a ranking of #235 then. The baby name has slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, it ranked at #420 with a usage of 0.037%. Within the family of girl names directly related to Brenna, the English and Irish Brianna was the most widely used. It was more frequently used than Brenna by 11 times in 2008. Baby names that sound like Brenna include the English Brennah, 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 Breanna, the English Breayanna, the English Breeanna, the English Brenie, the English Briane, the English Briann, the English Brianne, the English Brieanna, the English Brina, and the English Brion. KEY: Pronunciation for Brenna: 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)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
