Brian
Brian is a masculine given name primarily used in English-speaking countries.
Origin and meaning
The name Brian is of Celtic origin and means "high", "noble". He is popular in Ireland because of the warrior and high king Brian Boru (940-1014). The name was also spread in England and Scotland by Irish immigrants.
variants
Name bearer
First name
- Brian Adams (wrestler) (1963-2007), American wrestler
- Brian Altman (* 1988), American poker player
- Brian Behlendorf (* 1973), American software developer
- Brian Behrendt (* 1991), German soccer player
- Brian Boitano (born 1963), American figure skater
- Brian Brett (born 1950), Canadian poet and writer
- Brian Bulgaç (* 1988), Dutch cyclist
- Brian Connolly (1945–1997), British musician
- Brian Dennehy (1938-2020), American actor
- Brian Eno (* 1948), English music producer
- Brian Charette (* 1972), American jazz musician
- Brian Epstein (1934-1967), manager of the Beatles
- Brian Friel (1929-2015), Irish playwright
- Brian Gratz (* 1981), American ice hockey player, coach and official
- Brian Greenhoff (1953-2013), English football player
- Brian Hastings (* 1988), American poker player and entrepreneur
- Brian Johnson (born 1947), singer from AC / DC
- Brian Johnson (athlete) (born 1980), American athlete
- Brian Jones (musician) (1942–1969), founding member of the Rolling Stones
- Brian Laudrup (* 1969), Danish football player
- Brian Laws (born 1961), English football player and coach
- Brian Lewis, 2nd Baron Essendon (1903–1978), British nobleman and racing car driver
- Brian Littrell (born 1975), American singer
- Brian May (* 1947), guitarist for Queen
- Brian McBride (born 1972), American football player
- Brian Molko (born 1972), front man of the band Placebo
- Brian Mulroney (born 1939), Canadian politician, Prime Minister 1984–93
- Brian Naithani (* 1982), German pool player
- Brian Ogilvie (1954-2004), Canadian jazz musician
- Brian Orser (born 1961), Canadian figure skater
- Brian Rast (* 1981), American poker player
- Brian Rowswell (* 1967), English snooker player
- Brian Settles (* 1980), American jazz musician
- Brian Tracy (* 1944), American non-fiction author
- Brian Hugh Warner (born 1969), front man for the band (and often referred to as Marilyn Manson)
- Brian Wilson (born 1942), American musician
- Brian Yoon (* 1989), American poker player
family name
- Adrian Brian (1892–1978), American wrestler
- Brett Brian (born 1962), American weightlifter
- David Brian (1910–1993), American dancer and actor
- Frank Brian (1923-2017), American basketball player
- Guy Brian, 1st Baron Brian († 1390), English nobleman, military man and diplomat
- Havergal Brian (1876–1972), English composer
- Mary Brian (1906–2002), American silent film actress
- Morgan Brian (* 1993), American soccer player
Fictional people
- Brian (legendary figure) , a person in Celtic mythology
- Brian O'Conner [Paul Walker], main character in the Fast and Furious series of films
- Brian Cohen, main character in The Life of Brian
- Brian Davis, title character in What About Brian series
- Brian Griffin, the family dog in Family Guy
- Brian Kinney, a main character in the Queer as Folk series
- Brian Tanner, a protagonist in the series Alf
Others
- Brian Island , island in Antarctica
- (2683) Brian , asteroid of the main outer belt
Individual evidence
- ^ Brian in the Concise Dictionary of First Names
- ↑ Rada języka Polskiego : Aneks do obowiązującego wykazu Imion. In: rjp.pan.pl. 2007, Retrieved November 16, 2012 (Polish).