Etymology

Brandon

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Today it means: An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several places of that name. Full definition →

Middle English Brandon ← Old English brōmdūn
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Brandon · proper noun1

  1. Old English · inherited frombrōmdūn
  2. Middle English · inherited fromBrandon
  3. English todayBrandon

From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of Branton.

Brandon · proper noun2

  1. Irish · derived fromMac Breandáin
  2. English todayBrandon

From Irish Mac Breandáin (literally “son of Breandán”). Doublet of Brendan.

Brandon · proper noun3

From let's go, Brandon, ultimately from Brandon L. Brown. Originated from a news reporter incorrectly describing NASCAR fans chanting "fuck Joe Biden" as chanting "let's go, Brandon".

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbrōmdūn all →

Branton

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