Etymology

Brendan

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Today it means: A male given name from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Bréanainn ← Latin Brendanus ← Old Irish Brénainn
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The story

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*brigantīnos“(someone) preeminent, outstanding”
  2. Old Welsh · derived frombreenhin“prince, king”
  3. Old Irish · derived fromBrénainn
  4. Latin · derived fromBrendanus
  5. Irish · derived fromBréanainn
  6. English todayBrendan

Anglicized form of the name of Irish saints, Irish Bréanainn (via Latin Brendanus), from Old Irish Brénainn, from Old Welsh breenhin (“prince, king”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) preeminent, outstanding”), a diminutive of *brigantī (“high, exalted”). Doublet of Brian.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.