Brennan - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Brennan \b-rennan, br(en)-nan\ is pronounced BREN-an. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "teardrop". Variant of Brendan.

Brennan has 6 variant forms: Brenan, Brenn, Brennen, Brennin, Brennon and Brenyn.

For more information, see also the related name Brandon.

Baby names that sound like Brennan are Brannon and Brannen.

Brennan is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Brennan. Click here to compare Brennan with related baby names.