Brendan
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Anglicized form of the name of Irish saints, Irish Bréanainn (via Latin Brendanus), from Old Irish Brénainn, from Old Welsh breenhin (“prince, king”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) preeminent, outstanding”), a diminutive of *brigantī (“high, exalted”).
Proper noun
[edit]Brendan
- A male given name from Irish.
Translations
[edit]male given name
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Further reading
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Anagrams
[edit]Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Germanic form of Latin Brendanus
Proper noun
[edit]Brendan m
- a male given name
Usage notes
[edit]- son of Brendan: Brendansson
- daughter of Brendan: Brendansdóttir
Declension
[edit]| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Brendan |
| Accusative | Brendan |
| Dative | Brendani |
| Genitive | Brendans |
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- English terms derived from Old Irish
- English terms derived from Old Welsh
- English terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- English lemmas
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- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Irish
- Faroese terms derived from Latin
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese given names
- Faroese male given names