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  • proper noun A male given name.

Etymologies

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Anglicized from the Irish Bréanann (via Latin Brendanus), ultimately from a Celtic word meaning "prince". It was borne by two Irish saints.

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Examples

  • "Brendan" is prone to adolescent mumbling, so there are a few scenes that left me fighting to catch my attention-breath while I struggled to parse out what had just happened.

    God, the weather here sucks ass moriarty6 2006

  • None of the guys were in Natalia’s and my group, but sure enough, there was the name Brendan Taylor.

    Every little thing in the world Nina de Gramont 2010

  • None of the guys were in Natalia’s and my group, but sure enough, there was the name Brendan Taylor.

    Every little thing in the world Nina de Gramont 2010

  • Brendan is a public speaker of some experience and is in demand as a business communication programme provider.

    SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1145 2009

  • Brendan is hard at work with his uncle, Abbott Cellach, and the other monks, helping to strengthen the abbey walls against Viking raids.

    TRAILER: The Secret Of Kells 2010

  • Brendan is quite right that Voltaire was basically a Deist, and he would be right to be narked if I were to suggest that Catholicism is 'antithetical' to religion; but I would never argue anything so foolish.

    MIND MELD: Is Science Fiction Antithetical to Religion? 2008

  • Young F has been reading about it in Brendan O'Brien's The Story of Ireland, and although now reassured that the danger from fleas and rats has been much reduced, and that in any case bubonic plague is treatable with modern antibiotics, he is keen to learn more.

    This is a long shot, but... nwhyte 2008

  • Missing center and alternate captain Brendan Morrison, who sustained a season-ending knee injury Wednesday in Colorado, the Canucks were overwhelmed.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • Then she called Brendan over, and I was even more WTF is happening today.

    blu94anjel Diary Entry blu94anjel 2009

  • ` ` It's a concern because we lost both of the games, '' said Stars captain Brendan Morrow.

    USATODAY.com - Hockey - Dallas vs. Calgary 2006

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