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What does Brent mean?
Brent 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced brent. It is of Old English and Celtic origin, and the meaning of Brent is "hill, mount". Transferred use of the surname. The name may also have originally referred to criminals burned or branded as punishment. The popularity of the name may have been influenced by Brett. Newscaster Brent Musburger.
STARTS WITH Bre-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, surname
Variations
VARIANTS Brendt, Brennt, Brentan, Brenten, Brentin, Brentley, Brently, Brenton, Brentt, Brentyn
SEE ALSO Brant
RELATIONS VIA BRETT Bret▼, Breton, Brette, Bretton, Brit, Britt, Britte
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Brynt, ..
(female) Breni, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Brent Yitzchok (B.Y.), ..
How popular is Brent?
Brent is a very popular first name for men (#195 out of 1220, Top 16%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#4408 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Brent reached its highest rank of #82 in the U.S. during the years 1970-1979, and is at #1169 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Brent (#1169 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) listed in the Top 2000 are Brett (#787), Brentley (#906), Brenton (#1208), Brant, Brently, Bret and Britt. These forms of Brent were at the apex of their popularity 38 years ago (AVERAGE #833) and have become much less common since (#1508, 89.9% LESS USAGE), with versions like Brett going out of style.
Similar Names
Brent▼ is pronounced similarly to Brandt, Brannt, Brantt, Briant, Bryant▼ and Bryent. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Barend, Baret, Ben▼, Benet, Bengt, Benn, Bennt, Bent, Berend, Bernt, Bert▼, Biren, Bran, Brand, Brann, Breck, Breed, Bren, Brenan, Brenn, Brenyn, Brien, Bron, Bruno, Bryen, Bryn, Byren, Grant, Kent▼, Lorent, Quent and Trent▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Brent.
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