Ó Broin

Irish

Etymology

Literally “descendant of Bran”, from bran (“raven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːˈbˠɾˠinʲ/

Proper noun

Ó Broin m (genitive Uí Bhroin)

1. a male surname, feminine equivalent Ní Bhroin

Related terms

• Mac Broin

Descendants

• → English: Burns, Byrne, O'Byrne, Byron

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ó Broin

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Ó Broin	nÓ Broin	hÓ Broin	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• MacLysaght, Edward (1985) “(O) Byrne”, in The Surnames of Ireland, sixth edition, Dublin: Irish Academic Press, →ISBN, page 32; reprinted 1999