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BRENDAN

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish, English

Pronounced: BREN-dən (English)   [key]

From Brendanus, the Latinized form of the Irish name Bréanainn which was derived from a Welsh word meaning "prince". Saint Brendan was a 6th-century Irish abbot who, according to legend, crossed the Atlantic and reached North America with 17 other monks.
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