Brandon

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹændən/ Rhymes: -ændən === Etymology 1 === From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of Branton. ==== Proper noun ==== Brandon An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several places of that name. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American and Canadian usage. Any of some towns and villages in England: A village in Brandon and Byshottles parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2339). A small village in Hough-on-the-Hill parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9048). A hamlet in Ingram parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0417). A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, on the border with Norfolk (OS grid ref TL7886). A small village in Brandon and Bretford parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4076). A village in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. A coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Kiowa County, Colorado. A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida. A minor city in Buchanan County, Iowa. A charter township in Oakland County, Michigan. A minor city and township in Douglas County, Minnesota. A city, the county seat of Rankin County, Mississippi. A census-designated place in Madison County, Montana. An unincorporated community in Perkins County, Nebraska. A town in Franklin County, New York. An unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio. A city and township in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. An unincorporated community in Hill County, Texas. A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont. A village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. A city in south-west Manitoba, Canada. A rural town in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. ===== Derived terms ===== Brandon and Bretford Brandon and Byshottles === Etymology 2 === From Irish Mac Breandáin (“son of Breandán”). Doublet of Brendan. ==== Proper noun ==== Brandon A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] from the Gaelic Mac Breandáin. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American usage, variant of Brendan. ===== Quotations ===== 1520 The Lyfe of Saynt Brandan. Translated from Dutch. Published by Wynkyn de Worde, 1483: Here begynneth the lyfe of Saynt Brandon. Saynt Brandon, the holy man, was a monke, and borne in Yrlonde ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From let's go, Brandon, ultimately from Brandon L. Brown. Originated from a news reporter incorrectly describing NASCAR fans chanting "fuck Joe Biden" as chanting "let's go, Brandon". ==== Proper noun ==== Brandon (derogatory, US politics) Joe Biden. ===== Derived terms ===== Dark Brandon === References === === Anagrams === on-brand == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Brandon, from Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Also via Irish Breandáin. === Proper noun === Brandon a male given name from English