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♂ Brant
What does Brant mean?
Brant 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced brant. It is of Old English origin. Probably variant of Brent. The English surname Brant is an uncommon variant of Brand. Brant County and Brantford in southern Ontario are named for Joseph Brant, a Mohawk and renowned strategist who fought on the British side during the American Revolution. He was also a devout scholar who translated Christian religious works into his native tongue. Media executive Peter Brant.
STARTS WITH Br-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, surname, renowned (famous), british (england), scholar (philosopher)
Variations
VARIANTS Brandt, Brannt, Brantley, Brantt
SEE ALSO Braxton
OTHER FORMS VIA BRAND, BRENT Brander, Brando, Brantlie, Brendt, Brennt, Brentan, Brenten, Brentin, Brently, Brenton, Brentt, Brentyn
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Boant, ..
(female) Brabe, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Brant Axell (B.A.), ..
How popular is Brant?
Brant is a somewhat popular first name for men (#914 out of 1220, Top 75%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#3180 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Brant was first listed in 1940-1949 and reached its peak position of #573 in the U.S. in the 1970s, but is not ranked currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Braxton (#130 FROM RECENT DATA), Brantley (#193), Brent (#1169), Brenton (#1208), Brandt (#1674), Brando and Brently are the prominent alternative forms of Brant rated in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Brenten, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Brant reached its highest 4 years ago (AVERAGE #1077) and is almost as widespread today (#1296, 22% LESS USAGE), but with versions such as Brent becoming somewhat outmoded. Brent has been the most prevalent, although Braxton appears to be getting popular too.
Similar Names
Brant▼ is pronounced similarly to Brendt, Brennt, Brentt, Briant, Bryant▼ and Bryent. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ban, Bane, Bank, Bart▼, Bat, Bennt, Bent, Bernt, Blane, Brad▼, Bradd, Brady▼, Brae, Brahm, Brain, Bram, Bramm, Bran, Branch, Brando, Branko, Branly, Brann, Branna, Branten, Brantin, Branton, Bravo, Bray, Bren, Brenn, Bret▼, Brett▼, Brian▼, Briano, Brit, Britt, Bron, Bruno, Bryan▼, Bryn, Byran, Durant, Gerant, Grant, Jerant, Lorant and Trent▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Brant.
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