Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage English, Welsh Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 9/16/2011 by anonymous Edited 3/7/2012 by SeaHorse15 Meaning & History From a nickname for a cheerful or lively person, derived from Middle English bragge meaning "lively, cheerful, active", also "brave, proud, arrogant".