# Brendan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #11,347

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Irish.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of the name of Irish saints, Irish Bréanainn (via Latin Brendanus), from Old Irish Brénainn, from Old Welsh breenhin (“prince, king”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) preeminent, outstanding”), a diminutive of *brigantī (“high, exalted”). Doublet of Brian.

## Easily confused with
- **Brennan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brendan-vs-brennan)
- **Brenda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brenda-vs-brendan)
- **Brandon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brandon-vs-brendan)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbrendan`, `berndan`, `brednan`, `brenadn`, `brendann`, `brenddan`, `brendna`, `brenndan`, `brnedan`, `brrendan`, `rbendan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brendan