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♂ Brien
What does Brien mean?
Brien as a boys' name means "high, noble". Brien is a version of Brian (Celtic, Irish, Gaelic): could also mean "strength".
STARTS WITH Br-
Variations
VARIANTS Bryon▼, Bryen, Bryan▼, Brion, Brain
RELATED FORMS VIA BRIAN Bri, Briano, Briant, Bryant▼, Brye, Bryent, O'Brien
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Baren, ..
(female) Brini, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Brien Canyon (B.C.), ..
How popular is Brien?
Brien is an unusual first name for males but a very prominent surname for all people (#11302 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Brien entered the list in 1950-1959 and reached its apex rank of #823 in the U.S. in the 1960s, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Brain, Brian (#235 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Brion, Bryan (#232), Bryant (#684) and Bryon are the prominent varying forms of Brien. Usage of these forms of Brien was at its most widespread in the 1970s (ADOPTION OF 2.5%) and has become much reduced since (ADOPTION 0.2%, ▼91.9%), with forms such as Brian becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Brien is alike in pronunciation to Bran, Brann, Bren, Brenn, Bron, Brown, Bruin and Bryn. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adrien▲, Arden, Aren, Arien, Arjen, Arlen▼, Armen, Arren, Arsen, Bain, Barden, Barren, Barten, Ben▼, Bergen, Beven, Biren, Boden▲, Borden, Bowen▲, Braden▼, Brae, Braiden▼, Breed, Brent▼, Bret▼, Brice▼, Brick, Brigg, Brik, Briley, Brily (see Briley), Brit, Briton, Britt, Broden, Brycen, Brysen▲, Byren, Darien▼, Dorien, Freen, Irven, Oren, Orren, Orsen and Rien. These names tend to be more frequently used than Brien.
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