Breandán

Irish

Alternative forms

• Bréanainn

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Brendanus, 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

Breandán m (genitive Breandáin)

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

Derived terms

• Naomh Breandán

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Breandán	Bhreandán	mBreandán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.