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Brjánn

Old Norse roots

masculineLatin script

[ˈprjautn̥] · Icelandic

Origin: Old Norse
1 language contexts: Icelandic
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Brjánn

Brjánn is a masculine given name documented in Icelandic. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Brjánn.

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

From Old Norse Brjánn (referring to the Irish king Brian Boru), from Irish Brian.

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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04 / Through time

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q16421858CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Brjánn

Brjánn is a masculine given name documented in Icelandic. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Brjánn.

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

From Old Norse Brjánn (referring to the Irish king Brian Boru), from Irish Brian.

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Brjánn is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

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countries in our sources

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0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

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Our sources do not yet connect this name with a country. New records will appear here as coverage grows.

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q16421858CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: BrjánnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Brjánn

Old Norse origin

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A story to pass on.

About Brjánn

Old Norse origin

Where Brjánn is used

Across borders

Explore a country

Popularity over time

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Brian

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page