Name Element BRAN

Type Word
Usage Old Irish, Old Welsh

Meaning & History

Irish and Welsh word meaning "raven" [1].

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesbranos(Old Celtic)
Given Name DescendantsByrne(English) Bran(Irish) Bran(Irish Mythology) Bran(Old Irish) Branwen(Welsh) Brân, Bran, Branwen(Welsh Mythology)
Surname DescendantsBeirne, Berne, Burns, Byrne, Byrnes, O'Beirne, O'Berne, Ó Broin, O'Byrne(Irish)

Sources & References

  1. Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 73.
Entry updated January 21, 2022