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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:

  1. Irish: (predominantly southern) Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Braonáin ‘descendant of Braonán’, a personal name from a diminutive of braon ‘moisture’, ‘drop’. Compare Breen.
  2. Irish: (predominantly northern) Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Branáin ‘descendant of Branán’, a personal name meaning ‘little raven’ (see Brannigan).