Brendan
Brendan is a male given name of Irish origin. A variant of the name is Breandán . In etymological terms there is no feminine form. Occasionally, however, the name Brenda is adopted as a feminine form.
Origin and meaning
Brendan is derived from Brendanus , the Latinized form of the Irish name Bréanainn , which in turn was derived from a Welsh word meaning prince .
Name bearer
First name
- Brendan Barber (* 1951), British trade union official
- Brendan Behan (1923-1964), Irish writer
- Brendan Bell (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brendan Benson (* 1970), American singer and songwriter
- Brendan Bracken, 1st Viscount Bracken (1901–1958), British politician
- Brendan Brazier (* 1975), Canadian endurance athlete and author
- Brendan Brooks (* 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brendan Buckley (born 1977), American ice hockey player
- Brendan Byrne (1924-2018), American politician
- Brendan Cauldwell (1922-2006), Irish actor
- Brendan Cole (dancer) (* 1976), New Zealand dancer
- Brendan Cole (athlete) (born 1981), Australian hurdler
- Brendan Comiskey (* 1935), Irish clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Ferns
- Brendan Corish (1918–1990), Irish politician
- Brendan Coyle (* 1963), British-Irish actor
- Brendan Daly (* 1940), Irish politician (Fianna Fáil)
- Brendan Dolan (* 1973), Northern Irish dart player
- Brendan Eich (* 1961), American programmer
- Brendan Evans (* 1986), American tennis player
- Brendan Fehr (* 1977), Canadian actor
- Brendan Foster (* 1948), English athlete
- Brendan Fraser (* 1968), Canadian actor
- Brendan Gill (1914–1997), American author and journalist
- Brendan Gleeson (born 1955), Irish actor
- Brendan Hansen (* 1981), American swimmer
- Brendan Howlin (* 1956), Irish politician (Irish Labor Party)
- Brendan Kelly (born 1946), Irish Roman Catholic bishop
- Brendan Meyer (* 1994), Canadian actor
- Brendan Moloney (* 1989), Irish football player
- Brendan O'Brien (* 1960), American music producer
- Brendan O'Donoghue (* 1982), Irish snooker player
- Breandán Ó hEithir (1930–1990), Irish writer and journalist
- Brendan Perlini (* 1996), British-Canadian ice hockey player
- Brendan Perry (* 1959), Irish-Australian musician
- Brendan Robinson (* 1990), American actor, writer and producer
- Brendan Shanahan (* 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brendan Smith (politician) (born 1956), Irish politician (Fianna Fáil)
- Brendan Yarema (* 1976), Canadian ice hockey player
Saints
- Brendan the Traveler (~ 484–577), Irish saint
- Brendan von Birr (around 500-573), Irish abbot
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brendan on vornames-weltweit.de
- ↑ Breandán on behindthename.com (English)
- ↑ Brendan on behindthename.com (English)