Brenner
BREH-ner
Popularity
#4077
Letters
7
Syllables
2
Origin
Germanic
Total Births
1,210
Peak Year
#76 in 2008
First Recorded
1979
Style
Strong & Bold
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
Of Germanic origin, meaning "burner of lime" or "dweller at a burned clearing."
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Sydney Brenner
South African biologist, Nobel laureate
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