Brandon

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Brandon means "hill covered with broom" in Old English
Pronunciation
BRAN-dən
The name Brandon is pronounced BRAN-dən.
Popularity
Brandon is a widely used name, ranking 91st in popularity in the United States in 2021. It is also a common name in Canada and the United Kingdom.

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Brandon Name meanings & History

Brandon means "hill covered with broom" in Old English. Brandon is used predominantly as a first name for boys, but it can also be used as a surname.

Zodiac Sign of Brandon: Beauty Taurus,Brains Libra

Synonyms of Brandon:

B: Brains,Beauty,Bountiful,Bashful

R: Rational,Reason,Restless,Resourceful

A: Aggressive,Assertive,Angry,Action,Ambitious,Argumentative

N: Neat,Nutrition,Nice,Neurosis,Nervous,Nagging,Nitpicking

D: Demanding,Doting,Daddy,Dutiful,Determined,Domestic

O: Ostentatious,Organized,Obsolete,Obstinate,Obsessive

Brandon is:

  • a Common name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

A few famous people with the name Brandon include Brandon Lee (actor), Brandon Routh (actor), and Brandon Sanderson (author).

2.) Brandon (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Gorse hill

Other Forms: Brandan, Branden, Brandun, Brandyn


3.) BRANDON (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Variant form of Branton, a surname that originated from English place-names composed of the Old English elements brom (broom, brushwood) and dun (hill): hence, “dweller near the brushwood hill.” Alternatively, Brandon is a variant form of Brendan, an Anglicized form of the Irish Breandan (prince). See BREANDAN (Irish Names). Var: Brendon. (BRAN-DUN)


4.) Brandon (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) hill; high-spirited

Other Forms: Bradonn, Bran, Brandan, Brandin, Branny


5.) Brandon (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) a form of Branden.


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