Brain - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Brain \b-rain\ is a variant of Brian (Celtic, Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Brain is "high, noble".

The baby name Brain sounds like Brann, Bran and Bruin. Other similar baby names are Bain, Blain, Bradin and Crain.

Brain is a very common first name for men (#602 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#18792 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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