First name origin & meaning: Old English: Fiery hill First name variations: Branden, Brand, Bran, Brenden, Brendan, Brant, Brent, Brennen, Branford, Brandon Last name origins & meanings:
- Irish: (predominantly southern) Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Braonáin ‘descendant of Braonán’, a personal
name from a diminutive of braon ‘moisture’, ‘drop’. Compare
Breen.
- Irish: (predominantly northern) Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Branáin ‘descendant of Branán’, a personal
name meaning ‘little raven’ (see Brannigan).
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