Brandon

See also: brandon

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹændən/
• Rhymes: -ændən

Etymology 1

From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of English Branton.

Proper noun

Brandon

1. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several places of that name.
   • c. 1593, William Shakespeare, Richard III, act V, scene III:

     Sir William Brandon, you shall bear my standard.

2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American and Canadian usage.
3. Any of some towns and villages in England:
   1. A village in Brandon and Byshottles parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2339).
   2. A small village in Hough-on-the-Hill parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9048).
   3. A hamlet in Ingram parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0417).
   4. A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, on the border with Norfolk (OS grid ref TL7886).
   5. A small village in Brandon and Bretford parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4076).
4. A village in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
5. A coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland.
6. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Kiowa County, Colorado.
   2. A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida.
   3. A minor city in Buchanan County, Iowa.
   4. A charter township in Oakland County, Michigan.
   5. A minor city and township in Douglas County, Minnesota.
   6. A city, the county seat of Rankin County, Mississippi.
   7. A census-designated place in Madison County, Montana.
   8. An unincorporated community in Perkins County, Nebraska.
   9. A town in Franklin County, New York.
   10. An unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina.
   11. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
   12. A city and township in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
   13. An unincorporated community in Hill County, Texas.
   14. A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont.
   15. A village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
7. A city in south-west Manitoba, Canada.
8. A rural town in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.

Derived terms

• Brandon and Bretford
• Brandon and Byshottles

Etymology 2

From Irish Mac Breandáin (“son of Breandán”). Doublet of Brendan.

Proper noun

Brandon

1. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] from the Gaelic Mac Breandáin.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American usage, variant of Brendan.

Quotations

• 1520 The Lyfe of Saynt Brandan. Translated from Dutch.Published by Wynkyn de Worde,1483:

  Here begynneth the lyfe of Saynt Brandon. Saynt Brandon, the holy man, was a monke, and borne in Yrlonde

Translations

Transliterations of the surname

• Arabic: بْرَانْدُون (brandun)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 布蘭頓／布兰顿 (bou³ laan⁴ deon⁶)

  Mandarin: 布蘭登／布兰登 (Bùlándēng)

• Georgian: ბრენდონი (brendoni)
• Japanese: ブランドン (Burandon)
• Korean: 브랜돈 (Beuraendon)
• Marathi: ब्रॅन्डन (brĕnḍan)
• Russian: Брэ́ндон (ru) (Brɛ́ndon)

Etymology 3

From let's go, Brandon, ultimately from Brandon L. Brown. This was from a news reporter hiding NASCAR fans who were cursing at Joe Biden, resulting in its usage by critics of Joe Biden and Republicans.

Proper noun

Brandon

2. (derogatory, US politics) Joe Biden.

Derived terms

• Dark Brandon

Anagrams

• on-brand

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Brandon, from Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) dūn (“hill, dune”). Also via Irish Breandáin.

Proper noun

Brandon

1. a male given name from English