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Brannan m Irish, English
Variant of Brannon.

Breac m Irish
Means "freckled".

Breacán m Irish
Derived from Gaelic breac "speckled, spotted" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 6th-century Irish saint who was famous as a healer.

Breacnait f Irish
Means "freckled girl".

Breada f English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Breda 1.

Breadan m & f Irish (Americanized, Modern)
Breadan is another spelling for Brayden.

Breas m Irish

Breasal m Irish
Means "strife".

Brecan m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Breacán.

Breccan m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Breccán.

Breffni m & f Irish (Anglicized)
Variant spelling of Breffny, which is the standard anglicization of Bréifne (see Breifne).

Breffny m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Bréifne (see Breifne).... [more]

Brefni m Irish
Variant spelling of either Bréifne (see Breifne) or its anglicization Breffny.... [more]

Breifne m Irish
Likely derived from Bréifne (also Bréfne), the name of a medieval Irish kingdom. The meaning of its name is uncertain, as it is disputed amongst scholars. Some derive the name from Old Irish brí meaning "hill", whilst others state that it is derived from the feminine given name Bréfne.

Breisleán m Irish
Diminutive of Breasal.

Brendán m Irish, Spanish (Rare)
Irish variant of Brendan as well as one of the Spanish forms of the name.

Brennen m English, Irish
Variant of Brennan.

Brenock m Irish

Breon m Irish (Rare)

Brida f Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Breda 1.

Bridey f Irish (Rare), Manx
Irish variant of Bridie and Manx variant of Breeshey as well as a Manx cognate of Bríd and Brìde.

Bridgeen f Northern Irish, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Brídín, which is a diminutive of Bríd.

Brídín f Irish
Diminutive of Bríd.

Briege f Irish, Northern Irish
Anglicized form of Bríd. A known bearer is Briege McKenna (1946-), a Catholic nun and faith healer from Northern Ireland.

Bríga f Irish (Rare)
Possibly a Latinized form of Bríd or Brígh.

Bríghdín f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Brighid. See also Brídín.

Briocán m Irish
Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Bhreacain (see Brecan). This was the name of a saint from the 5th century AD, who brought christianity to the village Rosmuck in Ireland.

Bróna f Irish
Anglicized form of Brónach.

Brona f Irish (Anglicized), English
Anglicized form of Brónach.

Bróth m Irish

Brydie f Irish

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