Breandán

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Brendanus, from Old Irish Brénainn, from Proto-Brythonic *brɨɣėntin (“king”), from Proto-Celtic *brigantī (“something elevated”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”). Doublet of Bréanainn.

Proper noun

Breandán m (genitive Breandáin)

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

Derived terms

  • Naomh Breandán

Mutation

Mutated forms of Breandán
radical lenition eclipsis
Breandán Bhreandán mBreandán

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

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