# Brent

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɹɛnt/ · frequency rank #11,348

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 20th century and later usage.
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## Etymology
English surname from placenames in Devon and Somerset, from Old English brant (“steep”), referring to hills. Compare Brents.

## Easily confused with
- **brew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-brew)
- **Brit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-brit)
- **Bryn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-bryn)
- **bunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-bunt)
- **brin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-brin)
- **brut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-brut)
- **bring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-bring)
- **burnt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-burnt)
- **brett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-brett)
- **Bruno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-bruno)
- **Bronx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-bronx)
- **brink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-brink)
- **Britt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-britt)
- **brunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-brunt)
- **brine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-brine)
- **brews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-brews)
- **Brest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-brest)
- **Bruni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-bruni)
- **Bryant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-bryant)
- **Brexit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brent-vs-brexit)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbrent`, `bernt`, `brennt`, `brentt`, `bretn`, `brnet`, `brrent`, `rbent`

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