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♂ Brennan (boy)
What does Brennan mean?
Brennan 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Brennan) is pronounced BREN-an. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Brennan is "teardrop". Variant of Brendan. Also form of Brandon.
ASSOCIATED WITH irish
Variations
VARIANTS Brenan, Brenn, Brennen▼, Brennin, Brennon, Brenyn
RELATED FORMS VIA BRENDAN Breandan, Bren, Brendano, Brenden▼, Brendin, Brendon▼, Brendyn
FEMININE FORM Brenna
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Brennan Jayvon (B.J.), ..
How popular is Brennan?
Brennan is a rare given name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#642 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Brennan was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its highest position of #243 in the U.S. in the year 2009, and is at #662 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Brennan (#662 IN RECENT RANKINGS) appearing in the Top 2000 are Brandon (#124), Brendan (#564), Brenden (#1136), Brendon (#1311), Brendyn, Brennen and Brennon. These forms of Brennan were favored by parents 2 decades ago (USAGE OF 1.8%) and have become much less conventional since (USAGE 0.2%, DOWN 87%), with versions such as Brennen becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Brennan▼ is pronounced similarly to Brannen, Brannon and Brunon. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Arnan, Beaman, Beeman, Benn, Benne, Bennet, Benny▼, Bensen, Benson▲, Benton, Bernal, Bevan, Bevvan, Bradan, Bran, Brandan▼, Branden▼, Brandin, Branna, Brannt (see Brant), Brannton, Bransen, Branson▲, Branten, Brantin, Branton, Braydan, Brendt, Brenley (see Brinley), Brennt (see Brent), Brent▼, Brentan, Brenten, Brentin, Brently, Brenton, Brentt, Brentton, Brenttyn, Brentyn, Breton, Bretton, Brexton, Brian▼, Brittan, Brogan, Broggan, Bronnson, Bronsen, Bronson▲, Bunyan, Cannan, Cronan, Denman, Donnan, Ernan, Fionnan, Flannan, Frean, Freeman▼, Freman, Hannan, Hernan, Keenan, Kenan, Kennan, Kienan, Shannan, Tannan, Tiernan, Trevan and Trevian. These names tend to be more frequently used than Brennan.
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