Brendan

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A male given name from Irish.

proper noun

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A male given name from Irish.
That’s what prompted new FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to send a “letter of inquiry” to CBS, asking the network to hand over the unedited tapes and transcript.

Etymology

Anglicized form of the name of Irish saints, Irish Bréanainn (via Latin Brendanus), from Old Irish Brénainn, from Old Welsh breenhin (“prince, king”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) preeminent, outstanding”), a diminutive of *brigantī (“high, exalted”). Doublet of Brian.

bren · To burn (to set ablaze).Bren · A surname from Czech.Brenda · A female given name.

Brendan · A male given name from Irish.

Brennan · A surname from Irish.Brenner · A surname.Brent · A habitational surname from Old English.

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