Brenna - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Brenna \b-

is pronounced BREN-ah. It is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "little drop of water; raven or black-haired". Modern use is probably as a feminine form of Brennan, and influenced by Brianna.

Brenna has 9 variant forms: Bren, Brenie, Brenn, Brenne, Brennah, Brenyn, Brinna, Brynna and Brynne.

For more information, see also the related name Breena.

Baby names that sound like Brenna are Breanna, Breonna, Breona, Breina, Breana and Brienna.

Brenna is a very common first name for women (#1281 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#27941 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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