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 [ 2 syll. bren-nan, br-enn-an ] The boy name Brennan is pronounced as BREHNahN KEY. Brennan is used chiefly in the English and Irish languages, and it is derived from Celtic origins. The name's meaning is descendant of Braonán, tear drop. The first name is derived from an Irish surname 'Ó Braonáin' meaning 'descendant of Braonán'. Braonán is itself a first name from the element 'braon' (tear drop) and a diminutive suffix. The name Brenna (English) is the female form of Brennan. In addition, Brennan is a variant of the name Brendan (English and Irish) in the English language. Brennen (English variant spelling) is a form of Brennan. Brennan is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1970s. At the modest height of its usage in 2008, 0.061% of baby boys were given the name Brennan. It ranked at #263 then. Within all boy names in its group, Brennan was the 2nd most popular after Brendan (English and Irish) in 2008. It was used 43% more than Brennan in that year. Baby names that sound like Brennan include Brennen (English), Brenon (English), Bajram (Albanian), Baram (Hebrew), Baran (Russian), Barna (Hungarian), Barney (English), Barnie (English), Barny (English), Baron (English), Barron (English), Berin (English), Berman (English), Bernie (English), Berno (Czech), Berny (English), Berwin, Birin (English), Biron (English), and Bjarni (Scandinavian). KEY: Pronunciation for Brennan: 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)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
