Brennan (given name)
Brennan and Braonán are masculine given names, Brennan is also a feminine given name.[1] The given name Brennan is considered to be mainly an Irish or Gaelic name. The Irish surname Brennan, which in one form appears in Irish as Ó Braonáin, meaning "descendant of Braonán". The Gaelic personal name Braonán is derived from the Irish braon, meaning "sorrow". In some cases the given name Brennan may be a contracted form of the given name Brendan.[3]
| Gender | unisex |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Irish |
| Meaning | "raven",[1] "sorrow", "drop", "brave"[2] |
| Region of origin | Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Brendan |
People
- Brennan Bernardino (born 1992), American baseball player
- Brennan Boesch (born 1985), American baseball player
- Brennan Brown (born 1968), American film and television actor
- Brennan Carroll (born 1979), American college football coach
- Brennan Clost (born 1994), Canadian dancer and actor
- Brennan Curtin (born 1980), American football offensive tackle
- Brennan Elliott (born 1975), Canadian actor
- Brennan Evans (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brennan Heart, stage name of Fabian Bohn (born 1982), Dutch DJ and producer of hardstyle
- Brennan Hesser (born 1980), American television actress
- Brennan Johnson (born 2001), Welsh assocociation footballer
- Brennan LaBrie (born 1999), American journalist for Time for Kids
- Brennan Manning (1934–2013), American author, laicized priest, and public speaker
- Brennan Mejia (born 1989), American actor who stars as Tyler Navarro, the red ranger in Power Rangers Dino Charge
- Brennan Lee Mulligan (born 1988), American comedian, writer, performer, and gamemaster
- Brennan Newberry (born 1990), American stock car racing driver
- Brennan Poole (born 1991), American stock car racing driver
- Brennan Rubie (born 1991), American alpine ski racer
- Brennan Scarlett (born 1993), American football outside linebacker
- Brennan Stack (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
- Brennan Taylor, American role-playing games author and publisher
- Brennan Ward (born 1988), American mixed martial artist
References
- "Name Brennan - Meaning, origin etc. - Both, Boy Names, Girl Names - Baby Name Brennan". 2014-02-11. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- "sheknows.com/baby-names/name/brennan". 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 38, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
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