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Brian
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See also: brian
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brian
- A male given name from Irish.
- 1865, Charlotte Eliza L. Riddell, Maxwell Drewitt, London: Tinsley Brothers, pages 255–256:
- "What the deuce is their fancy for calling the young beggar Brian?" he inquired."Is it Brian Boroimhe they have gone back to, or is it some of her people, or what?"
"There was a good Drewitt once," answered Wilhelmina, "- - - and his name was Brian. - - - And Nannie told her, too, how a child always strains after the person it is called after, and how luck follows names, and worked her up to such a pit finally, that nothing would do her but the young gentleman must be called Brian and accordingly Brian he is - Brian Archibald. It is not an easy name to make fun out of; so all I can do is to call him Brin Baldy.
- 2008, Phill Young, FarArc, Author House, →ISBN, page 145:
- Why oh why had his parents even considered Brian? Brian is someone who works in a hardware shop or fixes the U bend. What chance did Sir Lovesdaslutalot have in life with a name like Brian? You can't even shorten Brian to Bri without it sounding like a kind of cheese!
- 2025 March 26, Jordan Valinsky, “Chili’s is opening a retro restaurant in Scranton that celebrates ‘The Office’”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 16 April 2025:
- Chili’s has also enlisted several actors from “The Office” to star in the ads, including Melora Hardin (Jan Levinson), Andy Buckley (David Wallace), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone) and Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer).
- A surname.
Usage notes
- After the Middle Ages, mostly used in Ireland; and again popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century.
Related terms
Descendants
Translations
male given name
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Further reading
Brian Boru on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Etymology 1
Unknown.
Proper noun
Brian
- a surname
Etymology 2
From English Brian, from Irish Brian.
Proper noun
Brian
- a male given name from Irish
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Brian in the 20th century, ultimately from Irish.
Proper noun
Brian
- a male given name
References
Faroese
Etymology
From English Brian (possibly via Danish Brian), ultimately from Irish Brian.
Proper noun
Brian m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Brian: Briansson
- daughter of Brian: Briansdóttir
Declension
French
Etymology
Via English Brian from Irish Brian, ultimately from Breton Brien.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brian m
- a male given name
Irish
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