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Bryson - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Bryson

[ 2 syll. bry-son, br-ys-on ] The boy name Bryson is pronounced BRAYSahN KEY. Bryson is of Welsh and English origin. It is used mainly in English and Irish. From Welsh and English roots, its meaning is 'son of Bryce'. Derived from the word son. A variant of Bryson is Brycen (English, Irish, and Welsh).

Bryson is a variant of Bryce (English).

Bryson is popular as a baby boy name, and it is also perceived as trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1970s; before that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest height of its usage in 2006, 0.106% of baby boys were named Bryson. It was #176 in rank then. In 2008, it ranked at #178 with a usage of 0.102%, and it was the 2nd most popular after Bryce (English), within all boy names in its family. It was 64% more regularly used than Bryson in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Bryson include Brycen (English, Irish, and Welsh), Bercan, Bergen, Bertchen (German), Brigham (English), Brishen, and Brosnan.

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


 
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