- Boy
- 7 letters
Brendan is a boy’s name of Celtic, Gaelic, German and Irish origin. Meaning in Celtic: Raven. Meaning in Gaelic: Brave. Meaning in German: Flame. Meaning in Irish: Prince. Some scholars believe Brendan means ‘stinking hair’. Famous bearer: 6th century Irish abbot St Brendan founded a monastery at Clonfert in County Galway; then is said to have sailed across the Atlantic on a voyage of discovery. The name has 7 letters.
Related names
Breena
GirlGaelic Irish
Fairy palace. Also variant of Brianna and Sabrina.
Bren
BoyGerman
Flame.
Brenda
GirlGaelic Irish Norse Scottish Teutonic
Little raven. Prince, little raven, or beacon on the hill. Some scholars believe Brendan means 'stinking hair'. Feminine form of the Norse masculine name Brand, meaning sword or torch. From the Norse, meaning sword or torch, this name was originally used only in the Shetland Isles of Scotland, but spread to other parts of the English-speaking world after Brenda appeared as a heroine in Sir Walter Scott's 1822 novel The Pirate. Sword.
Brendalynn
GirlIrish
Beacon on the hill. Feminine of Brendan.
Brenden
BoyIrish
Prince; smelly hair. Variant of Brendan.
Brendin
BoyIrish
Prince; smelly hair. Variant of Brendan.
Brendis
BoyGerman
Flame.
Brendolyn
GirlIrish
Beacon on the hill. Feminine of Brendan.
