58%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. BRAN-dee [key·IPA] Meaning & History From the English word brandy for the alcoholic drink. It is ultimately from Dutch brandewijn "burnt wine". It has been in use as a given name since the 1960s. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsBrande, Brandee, Brandi, Brandie, BrandaUser SubmissionBrandy PopularityDetails Last ranked #887 in 2007 (f) #963 in 1979 (m) United States Categories alcohol, Bully characters, child actors, country music singers, drink, English nouns, fire, Frasier characters, Hamtaro characters, isograms, Joni Mitchell songs, rb singers, song titles, teen idol, The IT Crowd characters, trendy, wine, word names, y vowels