Brian

== English == === Alternative forms === Bryan, Bryon === Etymology === Borrowed from Irish Brian. Doublet of Brendan. === Pronunciation === (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbɹaɪən/ Rhymes: -aɪən === Proper noun === Brian A male given name from Irish. A surname. ==== Usage notes ==== After the Middle Ages, mostly used in Ireland; and again popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century. ==== Related terms ==== Bri Bryant O'Brian, O'Brien (feminine forms): Briana, Brianna, Brianne Brendan Bridget Bragança, Bregenz, Brianza, Burgundy ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: Brian → Danish: Brian → Faroese: Brian → French: Brian ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Brian Boru on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Barin, Brain, Rabin, abrin, bairn, brain == Cebuano == === Etymology 1 === Unknown. ==== Proper noun ==== Brian a surname === Etymology 2 === From English Brian, from Irish Brian. ==== Proper noun ==== Brian a male given name from Irish == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Brian in the 20th century, ultimately from Irish. === Proper noun === Brian a male given name === References === [2] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 22 165 males with the given name Brian have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. == Faroese == === Etymology === From English Brian (possibly via Danish Brian), ultimately from Irish Brian. === Proper noun === Brian m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics son of Brian: Briansson daughter of Brian: Briansdóttir ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology === Via English Brian from Irish Brian, ultimately from Breton Brien. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁa.jan/ === Proper noun === Brian m a male given name == Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish Brían, probably from Old Breton Brient (modern Breton Brien). The name Brian seems to have been unknown in Ireland before Brian Boru, founder of the Ua Briain or Uí Bhriain dynasty, although the possibly related name Brión is found earlier, in Brión mac Echach Muigmedóin, the 4th/5th century ancestor of the Uí Briúin dynasty. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bʲɾʲiən̪ˠ] === Proper noun === Brian m (genitive Briain) a male given name ==== Derived terms ==== Ó Briain, Ní Bhriain (“O'Brien”) ==== Descendants ==== English: Brian, Bryan, Bryon→ Cebuano: Brian→ Danish: Brian→ Faroese: Brian→ French: Brian === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Brian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN