Brain

See also: brain

English

Etymology

From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from mac an Bhreitheamhan (“son of the judge”), from breitheamh (“judge”).

Proper noun

Brain (plural Brains)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brain is the 18156^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1533 individuals. Brain is most common among White (90.67%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Barin, Brian, Rabin, abrin, bairn, brian

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian brein, from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic *bragną. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Brainge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b̥raɪ̯n]

Noun

Brain m or f (plural Brainen)

1. (Sylt) brain (anatomy)