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Brandon

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Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. BRAN-dən
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From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "hill covered with broom" in Old English. It is sometimes also used as a variant of BRENDAN.

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Last ranked #93 in 2005 Australia (NSW)
Last ranked #93 in 1997 Belgium
Last ranked #82 in 2011 Canada (BC)
Last ranked #385 in 2019 England and Wales
Last ranked #485 in 2010 France
Last ranked #97 in 2007 Ireland
Last ranked #58 in 2013 Mexico
Last ranked #493 in 2020 Netherlands
Last ranked #74 in 2002 New Zealand
Last ranked #97 in 2006 Northern Ireland
Last ranked #89 in 2009 Scotland
Last ranked #140 in 2019 (m) #990 in 1988 (f) United States

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Entry updated June 13, 2019
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