Brennan
Brennan is a family name of Irish origin common in English- speaking countries, derived from the Irish first name Braonán with the meaning "sorrow" (English sorrow ), literally "little tear ". Derived from the family name, Brennan also occurs as a male and female first name , about 20 times as common for boys as for girls.
Name bearer
family name
A.
- Andrew James Louis Brennan (1877–1956), American clergyman, Bishop of Richmond
- Ashleigh Brennan (* 1991), Australian gymnast
B.
- Barbara Brennan (* 1939), American author and spiritual healer
- Brid Brennan (born 1955), Irish-British actress
C.
- Christopher Brennan (1870–1932), Australian poet
- Ciarán Brennan (* 1956), Irish musician in the Clannad group
- Claire Brennan-Baker (* 1971), Scottish politician
D.
- Daniel Brennan, Baron Brennan (born 1942), British politician (Labor Party)
- Denis Brennan (* 1945), Roman Catholic Bishop in Ireland
- Dick Brennan († 2015), American restaurateur
E.
- Eileen Brennan (1932-2013), American actress
- Eithne Brennan , birth name of Enya (* 1961), Irish pop singer
F.
- Francis Brennan (1894–1968), American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
G
- Gabrielle Brennan (* 1996), American actress and model
- Gavin Brennan (* 1988), Irish football player
H
- Herbie Brennan (* 1940), Irish book and computer game author
I.
- Ian Brennan (artist) (born 1950), British artist
- Ian Brennan (soccer player) (born 1953), English soccer player
- Ian Brennan (actor) (b.1978), American actor, screenwriter and producer
J
- Jason Brennan (* 1979), American political scientist and philosopher
- Jim Brennan (* 1977), Canadian soccer player
- Jimmy Brennan (1944-2006), Irish writer
- John Brennan (track and field athlete) (1879–1964), American track and field athlete
- John Joseph Brennan (1913–1976), Northern Irish politician
- John Needham Huggard Brennan, pen name John Welcome (1914-2010), Irish writer
- John O. Brennan (born 1955), American government official
- John P. Brennan (1864–1943), American politician
- John Wolf Brennan (* 1954), Irish-Swiss jazz musician and composer
- Johnny Brennan (born 1961), American actor
- Joseph Brennan (politician) (1912–1980) Irish politician
- Joseph E. Brennan (* 1934), American politician
- Joseph Payne Brennan (1918–1990), American writer
- Joseph R. Brennan (1900–1989), American basketball player
- Joseph V. Brennan (* 1954), American clergyman, Bishop of Fresno
K
- Kathleen Brennan (* 19 **), American artist
- Kim Brennan (* 1985), Australian rower
- Kip Brennan (* 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
L.
- Louis Brennan (1852–1932), Irish-Australian designer and inventor
M.
- Maeve Brennan (1917–1993), Irish-American journalist and writer
- Mark Edward Brennan (* 1947), American clergyman, Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston
- Martin Brennan (soccer player) (* 1982), English soccer player and coach
- Martin A. Brennan (1879–1941), American politician
- Martin George Brennan (* 1949), American diplomat
- Martin Stanislaus Brennan (1845–1927), Irish-American clergyman and scientist
- Megan Brennan (* 1961), US Secretary of the Post Office
- Michael Brennan (actor) (1912–1982), British actor
- Michael Brennan (hockey player) (born 1975), Australian field hockey player
- Mike Brennan ( Michael Brennan ; * 1986), American ice hockey player
- Moya Brennan (born 1952), Irish singer
P
- Paddy Brennan (1877–1961), Canadian lacrosse player
- Patrick Brennan (* 1954), American jazz musician
- Patrick McKinley Brennan (* 1966), American legal scholar
- Patrizio Tommaso Brennan , American clergyman and Apostolic Prefect in Korea
- Paudge Brennan (1922–1998), Irish politician (Clann na Poblachta, Fianna Fáil and Irish Labor Party)
- Pete Brennan (1936–2012), American basketball player
- Peter Brennan (bobsleigh driver) (* 1942), American bobsleigh athlete
- Peter J. Brennan (1918–1996), American trade union official and politician
- Peter Paul Brennan (1941–2016), American clergyman, Archbishop of New York
- Philip Brennan (* 1967/68), special effects artist
- Pól Brennan (* 1956), Irish musician and record producer
R.
- Richard Brennan (* 1972), American ice hockey player
- Robert Brennan (1881–1964), Irish diplomat and author
- Robert John Brennan (* 1962), American clergyman, Bishop of Columbus
- Rosie Brennan (* 1988), American cross-country skier
S.
- Scott Brennan (born 1983), Australian rower
- Séamus Brennan (1948–2008), Irish politician (Fianna Fáil), MP and Minister
- Shane Brennan (* 1957), Australian screenwriter and producer
- Shay Brennan (1937-2000), Irish football player
- Stephen W. Brennan (1893–1968), American lawyer
T
- TJ Brennan (* 1989), American ice hockey player
- Tad Brennan (* 1962), American historian of philosophy and classical philologist
- Thomas Francis Brennan (1853-1916), American bishop
- Tommy Brennan (* 1940), Irish eventing rider
V
- Vincent M. Brennan (1890–1959), American politician
W.
- Walter Brennan (1894–1974), American actor
- William John Brennan (1938–2013), Australian clergyman, Bishop of Wagga Wagga
- William Joseph Brennan (1906–1997), American lawyer and judge
First name
- Brennan Evans (* 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
stage name
- Brennan Heart (* 1982), Dutch DJ and producer
- Brennan Manning , American clergyman
See also
- Brennan Inlet , Bay in Antarctica
- Brennan Motor Manufacturing Company , former American automobile manufacturer
Web links
- Brennan on en.wiktionary.org (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brennan on surnames.behindthename.com (Eng.)
- ↑ Brennan on behindthename.com (Engl.)
- ↑ Brennan on vornames-weltweit.de
- ^ Name Brennan - Meaning, origin etc. - Both, Boy Names, Girl Names - Baby Name Brennan. February 11, 2014, Retrieved August 18, 2016 (American English).