Breandán

Irish

Alternative forms

• Bréanainn

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Brendanus, from Old Irish Brénainn, from Old Welsh breenhin (“prince, king”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) pre-eminent, outstanding”), a diminutive of *brigantī (“high, exalted”).

Proper noun

Breandán m (genitive Breandáin)

1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Brendan

Derived terms

• Naomh Breandán

Mutation

Mutated forms of Breandán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Breandán	Bhreandán	mBreandán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.