Brendan
BREN-dan
Popularity
#1009
Letters
7
Syllables
2
Origin
Irish
Total Births
91,937
Peak Year
#4,004 in 1999
First Recorded
1912
Style
Classic & Timeless, Strong & Bold
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
From the Irish name Breandán, meaning 'prince'. Saint Brendan was a 6th-century Irish monk.
Numerology
The Achiever
Powerful, determined, and success-oriented. Names at 8 project confidence and ambition.
Famous Namesakes
Brendan Fraser
Canadian-American actor known for The Mummy.
Brendan Behan
Irish poet, short story writer, novelist.
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