First name origin & meaning: Irish: Strong First name variations: Bryan, Bryon, Bryant, Brien, Briant, Briand, Briann, Brianne, Briano, Brainao, Briaun Last name origins & meanings:
- Irish and English: variant spelling of Bryan.
- French
and English: from the Celtic personal name Brian, which
contains the element bre- ‘hill’, with the transferred sense
‘eminence’. See also Bryan.
- French: nickname from
Old Occitan brian ‘maggot’.
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Nancy Kerrigan This name appears in the following lists:
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