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Meaning & History
Given that this masculine name is sometimes also found spelled as Βρύασσις (Brúassis) or (Bryassis), it is probably derived from - or otherwise, related to - Greek βρυασμός (bruasmos) or (bryasmos), which can mean "delight, lust" as well as "voluptuousness". Also compare Greek βρυάζω (bruazo) or (bryazo) "to swell, to teem", which is close to the aforementioned "voluptuousness" meaning. Last but not least, Greek βρυάκτης (bruaktes) or (bryaktes) also seems related, as it basically means "the jolly god, the joyous god" and is used in reference to the god Pan. A known bearer of this name was Bryaxis, an ancient Greek sculptor from the 4th century BC.