Bréanainn

Irish

Alternative forms

• Breandán

Etymology

From Old Irish Brénainn, from Old Welsh breenhin (“prince, king”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) pre-eminent, outstanding”), a diminutive of *brigantī (“high, exalted”).

Proper noun

Bréanainn m (genitive Bréanainn)

1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Brendan

Derived terms

• Cé Bréannain
• Cnoc Bréanainn
• Naomh Bréanainn

Mutation

Mutated forms of Bréanainn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Bréanainn	Bhréanainn	mBréanainn

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