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Brion - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Brion

[ 2 syll. brion, br-i-on ] The boy name Brion is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is BRAYahN KEY. Brion is used chiefly in the English language and it is derived from Celtic origins. Brion is a variant spelling of the name Brian (English and Irish).

Brion is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1975 with 0.004% of baby boys being given the name Brion. Its ranking then was #985. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is today of infrequent use. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Brion, Brian (English and Irish) was the most widely used. Brion has predominantly been a boy name in the past century.

Baby names that sound like Brion include Brian (English and Irish), Brien (English), Bryan (English and German), Bryen (English), Bryon (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), and Berwin.

KEY: Pronunciation for Brion: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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