Bréanainn

Irish

Alternative forms

• Breandán

Etymology

From Old Irish Brénainn, from Old Welsh breenhin (“prince, king”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) pre-eminent, outstanding”), a diminutive of *brigantī (“high, exalted”).

Proper noun

Bréanainn m (genitive Bréanainn)

1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Brendan

Derived terms

• Cé Bréannain
• Cnoc Bréanainn
• Naomh Bréanainn

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Bréanainn	Bhréanainn	mBréanainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.