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Brendan
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English
Alternative forms
en Brandon Brenden Brendon Brennan
Etymology
Anglicized form of the name of Irish saints, en ga Bréanainn (via en la Brendanus), from en sga Brénainn, from en owl breenhin prince, king, ultimately from en cel-pro *brigantīnos (someone) preeminent, outstanding, a diminutive of cel-pro *brigantī high, exalted. en Brian.
Proper noun
en male Irish.
en w:Brian Stelter The FCC’s battle with CBS over its Harris interview is raising red flags w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/media/fcc-cbs-brendan-carr/index.html 2025-02-03 That’s what prompted new FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to send a “letter of inquiry” to CBS, asking the network to hand over the unedited tapes and transcript. https://web.archive.org/web/20260922170500/https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/media/fcc-cbs-brendan-carr/index.html 22 September 2026
Derived terms
en Brenaissance
Translations
male given name
Catalan: ca Brandan m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 布倫丹 Bùlúndān
Dutch: nl Brandaan m
French: fr Brendan
Frisian:
West Frisian: fy Brandaan
Galician: gl Brandán m
Irish: ga Bréanainn m, ga Breandán m, ga Breanndán m
Old Irish: sga Brénainn m
Italian: it Brendano
Japanese: ja ブレンダン Burendan
Latin: la Brendanus m
Lithuanian: lt Brendanas
Macedonian: mk Брендан
Portuguese: pt Brandão m
Russian: ru Бре́ндан m
Scottish Gaelic: gd Brianann m
Spanish: es Borondón
Ukrainian: uk Брендан m
Further reading
Anagrams
en abdennr Branden
Faroese
Etymology
Germanic form of fo la Brendanus
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Brendansson Brendansdóttir
Declension
Brendan Brendan Brendani Brendans