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 [ 2 syll. bryan(t), br-ya-nt ] The boy name Bryant is pronounced BRAYahNT KEY. Bryant has its origins in the Celtic language. It is used largely in the English and Irish languages. From the word brígh which means 'strength, power, force'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from the first name Brian. The '-t' spelling could have been influenced by names such as Constant. Bryant is an English form of the English and Irish Brian. Bryant is rather popular as a baby boy name. The name jumped in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1980s. Its usage peaked in 1988 with 0.086% of baby boys being given the name Bryant. It had a ranking of #163 then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #404 with a usage of 0.034%. Among the family of boy names directly linked to Bryant, the English and Irish Brian was the most popular. It was more widely used than Bryant by 7 times in 2008. Baby names that sound like Bryant include the English Briant, the English Bryent, the English Barnett, the Dutch and German Berend, the Catalan and Hungarian Bernat, the Hungarian Bernát, the English Brandy, the German Bernd, the German Berndt, the Scandinavian Bernt, the English Brand, the English and Scandinavian Brandt, the English Brant, the English Brendt, and the English Brent. KEY: Pronunciation for Bryant: 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)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"   |
