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♀ Bren (girl)
What does Bren mean?
Bren 
as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Bren) is of Old Norse, Gaelic and Welsh derivation, and the name Bren means "sword; little drop of water; raven or black-haired; hill". Bren is an alternate form of Brenda (Old Norse): related to the English word "brand". Bren is also a variant of Brenna (Gaelic). Bren is also used as a variant of Bryn (Welsh).
STARTS WITH Bre-
ASSOCIATED WITH norse, gaelic, sword (warrior), little, water, black, hill (mountain)
Variations
VARIANTS Brynne, Brynn▲, Brenne, Brenn
RELATIONS VIA BRENDA, BRENNA, BRYN Brendah, Brendie, Brendyl, Brenie, Brennah, Brennda, Brenyn, Brinda, Brinna, Brynda, Brynna
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bren Egypt (B.E.), ..
How popular is Bren?
Bren is an uncommonly occurring first name for females but a very prominent last name for all people (#28194 out of 150436, Top 19%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Brenda (#1012 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Brenna (#1083), Brinda, Bryn (#1333), Brynn (#305), Brynna and Brynne are the popular alternative forms of Bren (NOT IN TOP 2000). Other variants, like Brenie, are seldom used. These forms of Bren were favored by parents 58 years ago (AVERAGE #1601) and are now much less popular (#1390, ▼88.6%), with forms like Brenda becoming less stylish. Brenda is the firm favorite, though Brynn is currently the top form. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Bren is pronounced similarly to Brann, Brayne, Breann▼, Breanne▼, Breean, Breeann, Breen, Breiann, Briane, Briann, Brieann, Brienne, Brieon, Brinn, Brione and Bryann. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aren, Arlen, Armen, Arwen, Aven, Bea, Bee, Beea, Belen▲, Bena, Bep, Beryn, Bet, Brana, Brand, Brani, Brea▼, Breah, Breana▼, Breda, Bree, Breena, Brei, Breina, Brenee, Breona, Bret, Bretny (see Brittany), Brett, Bria▼, Brid, Brie, Brier, Brina, Briny, Bruna, Brya, Bryna, Caren▼, Coren, Deren, Eden▲, Eiren, Elen, Glen, Gwen, Ireen, Iren, Jen, Keren, Koren, Laren, Loren▼, Maren▲, Pen, Ryen, Taren, Treen and Wren▲. These names tend to be more commonly used than Bren.
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