O'Brien

See also: obrien

English

Etymology

Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Briain, meaning “descendant of Brian”.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈbɹaɪən/
• Rhymes: -aɪən

Proper noun

O’Brien

1. A surname from Irish.
   • 2007 March 6, Julie Rutterford, Life on Mars, Season 2, Episode 3:

     Landlady: O'Brien? He don't live here any more. Not lived here for months. I made him sling his hook. Never paid his lodgings.

2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Shasta County, California.
   2. An unincorporated community in Suwannee County, Florida.
   3. A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon.
   4. A minor city in Haskell County, Texas.
   5. An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
3. A town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, also known as Eduardo O'Brien.

Derived terms

• O'Brien County

See also

• O'Brian

Anagrams

• bonier, borine, neibor