# Brienne

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #45,243

## Definitions
1. A placename
2. A placename
3. A surname from French. Ellipsis of de Brienne; obsolete spelling of Bryan (“de Bryan”).
4. A female given name, in occasional modern use.

## Etymology
From French Brienne.

## Easily confused with
- **brine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brienne-vs-brine)
- **Brenner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brenner-vs-brienne)
- **Brianna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brianna-vs-brienne)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbrienne`, `birenne`, `breinne`, `briene`, `brienen`, `brinene`, `brrienne`, `rbienne`

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