Brian Name Meaning

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Brian :

Used in country/religion :

American , Australian , British , Celtic , Chinese , Danish , Dutch , French , Gaelic , German , Irish , Jamaican , Kenyan , Malayalam , Norse , Swedish

Pronounciation
of Name Brian :

/BRIE-ən/

Etymology
of Name Brian :

History
of Name Brian :

Popular In :

The United States, Portugal, and Ireland

Information about the
Name of Brian :

Brian is also the name of a ruffian in the Celtic legend. This reckless warrior is known to have killed the father of an Irish god, so he was given several impossible tasks to redeem himself. While he and his brothers were able to fulfill most tasks, they failed at the last one and were left to bleed to death.

Famous People with
Name Brian :

Brian Littrell - He is a singer in the boy band The Backstreet Boys. Brian May - He is the famous guitarist of the band Queen. Brian McFadden - He is an Irish singer and former member of the boyband Westlife. Brian Mulroney - He is the former Canadian prime minister. Brian Piccolo - He is an American football player for the Chicaago Bears and subject of the movie Brian's Song.

Variant Names of Brian:

Brain, Briano, Briant, Brien, Brion

Brien (Irish diaspora), Bryan (English and French surname), Brjánn (Icelandic)

Rhyming Names of Brian: 

Names Similar to Brian :

Briana, Briann, Brianna, Briannah, Brianne, Briannon, Briana, Briann, Brianna, Briannah

Popularity Rank :

Brian name was top ranked at 643 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 189 position in American during year 2015

Name Brian has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 31 position. 1160222 numbers of people were named Brian so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The meaning of the masculine name Brian is not known for sure, however, it could be related to the old Celtic element bre that means “hill” or even “noble or high”. 

The name was given to the Irish king Brian Boru, who was able to thwart many attempts by the Vikings to conquer Ireland back in the 11th century. However, the name was common throughout Ireland before his time, and after he was slain was even more popular. The name was taken to England during the Middle Ages, by Breton settlers. After that the name became rare, but in the 20th century was revived again.

Brian Numerology :

Personality No. 7. People with name Brian seek religion & wisdom. They hate doing physical work. They are introspective, scientific & analytical. Person with Brian having 7 as Personality number love nature & peaceful ambiance. They love perfection, teaching & spirituality. They are individualistic, creative, dignified, serene & tolerant. They are intuitive, magnetic & versatile. More Numerology