Many variations of the name Brannan have evolved since the time of its initial creation. In Gaelic it appeared as "O Braondin," from the word "braon," which has several meanings, possibly meaning "sorrow" in this case.
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "hill covered with broom" in Old English. It is sometimes also used as a variant of BRENDAN.
Origins Available: Irish-Alt , Irish. Brannen. Buy JPG Image ยป Many variations of the name Brannen have evolved since the time of its initial creation. In Gaelic it appeared as "O Braondin," from the word "braon," which has several meanings, possibly meaning "sorrow" in this case.
Last name: Brannigan. SDB Popularity ranking: 1662. Recorded as Branigan, Brannigan and Brangan, and originally O' Branagain, this is a famous Irish clan surname. It originates from a region which was formerly known as Oriel, and which in modern parlance constitutes the counties of Armagh, Monaghan and Louth.
Brannock was a name for someone who lived in Brennath in Moray, where the name became Birnie. ... The village of Birnie was originally called Brenuth, from brae-nut, which means "hazel trees". Natives of Birnie, using a local dialect, also called the village Burn-nigh, which means near the burn river.
Meanings and history of the name Brannon: | Edit. We read that it means "Son of Bran". Not very exciting. Yes, but it comes from an 8th century Irish legend called "The Voyage of Bran".
Brand Name Meaning. English, Scottish, Scandinavian, North German, and Dutch: from the Germanic personal name Brando, a short form of various compound personal names containing the element brand 'sword' (a derivative of brinnan 'to flash'), of which the best known is Hildebrand.
Cornish name derived from Celtic word brano, which means raven, crow. ... The name is derived from the Celtic word karant, which means friend.
Bransen [bransen] as a name for boys is of English derivation, and the meaning of the name Bransen is "son of Brand". Bransen is an alternate form of Branson (English).
Meanings and history of the name Branson: | Edit. English surname meaning "son of Brando". Brando was a medieval Germanic name derived from brand "sword". Pronounced: BRAN-son.
