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 [ 3 syll. brian-na, br-ia-nna ] The girl name Brianna is pronounced BRiyAENah KEY. Brianna's language of origin is Hebrew and Celtic. It is predominantly used in English and Irish. Hebrew and Celtic origin: Derived from the word brígh with the meaning 'strength, power, force'. The name was coined recently in the late 20th century. Brianna is the feminine version of the English and Irish Brian. The name Brianna is widely used; it has 40 forms. Forms of the name include Brea, Breana, Breann, Breanne, Breayanna, Breeanna, Breeanne, Brenna, Breonna, Briand, Brianda, Briane, Briann, Brianne, Brianni, Brieann, Brieon, Brina, Briona, Brione, Brionna, Brionne, Bryann, Bryanne, Bryna, Brynna, Brynnan, and Brynne. Other English forms include the short forms Bri and Bria, the pet forms Bree and Brie, and the spelling variants Breanna, Briahna, Briana (used in Irish too), Briauna, Brieanna, Bryana, Bryanna, and Bryauna. In addition, Brianna is a form (English) of the Italian Abriana. See also the related form, the Irish Brígh. Brianna is a very popular baby girl name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. At the peak of its usage in 2000, 0.646% of baby girls were named Brianna. It was #15 in rank then. In 2008, it ranked at #23 with a usage of 0.397%, and it was the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Brianna was thrice as popular as the 2nd most popular name, the English and Irish Briana, in 2008. Baby names that sound like Brianna include the English Briahna, the English and Irish Briana, the Czech Baruna, the English Breena, the English Breonna, the English Brianda, the English Brianni, the English Briauna, the English Brieon, the English Briona, the English Brione, the English Brioni, the English Brionna, the English Briony, the English and Welsh Bronia, the English Bryana, the English Bryanna, the English Bryauna, the English Bryony, and the English Berna. KEY: Pronunciation for Brianna: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
