<Tr> <Th> Cognate (s) </Th> <Td> Brandon, Breanndán, Brénainn, Brendanus, Brendon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> See also </Th> <Td> Brenda, Brennan </Td> </Tr> <P> Brendan is an Irish given name in the English language . It is derived from the Gaelic name Breandán, which is in turn derived from the earlier Old Irish Brénainn . The Old Welsh breenhin is the root of the name, meaning Prince or King . The mediaeval Latin form of the name, Brendanus, has also influenced the modern English and Irish forms . Variant spellings of Brendan are Brendon and Brenden . In some cases it is possible that the given name Brandon is also a variant of Brendan . A variant spelling of the Irish Breandán is Breanndán . </P> <P> The English Brendan is an Anglicised form of the Irish Breandán . This Irish name is derived from the Old Irish Brénainn . This Old Irish personal name, (pronounced (br'ēn - in'), is derived from a borrowing of the Welsh language word breenhín, meaning "a prince". Both the English form, Brendan, and the modern Irish form, Breandán, are based upon the mediaeval Latin form Brendanus . According to one old Irish text there are 17 saints with the name . When used in an Irish sentence it can take the form Bhreandán e.g. A Bhreandán or...do Bhreandán . Variation of the Irish Breandán are Breanndán, Bhreandán and Bhreandáin . </P>

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