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View Name: Brandon


BRANDON
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: BRAN-dən   [key]
Meaning & History
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "hill covered with broom" in Old English. It is sometimes also used as a variant of BRENDAN.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Branden, Brendan, Brenden, Brendon
FEMININE FORMS: Brenda, Brenna
OTHER LANGUAGES: Bréanainn (Ancient Irish), Breandán, Brendan, Brendanus (Irish)
Popularity
United States  ranked #56 
England/Wales  ranked #118 
Canada (BC)  - 
Australia (NSW)  - 
Chile  ranked #70 
France  ranked #486 
Ireland  - 
Netherlands  ranked #279 
Northern Ireland  - 
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