Brian
See also: brian
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aɪən
Proper noun
Brian
- A male given name from Irish.
- 1865 Charlotte Eliza L. Riddell: Maxwell Drewitt. Tinsley Brothers, London 1865. page 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 2008. →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!
- 1865 Charlotte Eliza L. Riddell: Maxwell Drewitt. Tinsley Brothers, London 1865. page 255-256:
Translations
male given name
Usage notes
After the Middle Ages, mostly used in Ireland; and again popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century.
Related terms
Further reading
Brian Boru on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Proper noun
Brian
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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
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 22 165 males with the given name Brian have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Faroese
Etymology
From English Brian, (possibly via Danish Brian), ultimately from Irish Brian.
Proper noun
Brian m
- a male given name.
Usage notes
- son of Brian: Briansson
- daughter of Brian: Briansdóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Brian |
Accusative | Brian |
Dative | Briani |
Genitive | Brians |
Irish
Etymology
Uncertain; possibly a borrowing from Proto-Brythonic *brigonos (“high, noble”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brian m (genitive Briain)
- a male given name
Derived terms
- Ó Briain, Ní Bhriain (“O'Brien”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Brian | Bhrian | mBrian |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Brian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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