Submitted Name Save Gender Feminine Usage Arthurian Romance Other Forms FormsBrisane, Brisiane Edit Status Status [show contributorhide contributor] Added 6/15/2015 by SeaHorse15 Meaning & History The name of a witch in Arthurian legend. One theory connects it to Old Norse brisinga "glowing, twinkling" (a word-forming element associated with Freya's famous necklace, the brísingamen).