Brendan (given name)

Brendan is a male first name of Irish origin. A variant of the name is Breandán. The female form is Brenda.

Origin and Meaning

Brendan is derived from Brendanus, the Latinized form of the Irish name Bréanainn, which in turn was derived from a Welsh word meaning prince.

Bearers of the name

First name

• Brendan Behan (1923-1964), Irish writer
• Brendan Corish (1918-1990), Irish politician
• Brendan Daly ( born 1940 ), Irish politician ( Fianna Fáil )
• Brendan Fehr ( born 1977 ), Canadian actor
• Brendan Foster ( b. 1948 ), English athlete
• Brendan Fraser ( born 1968 ), Canadian actor
• Brendan Gill (1914-1997), American author and journalist
• Brendan Gleeson ( born 1955 ), Irish actor
• Brendan Hansen ( born 1981 ), American swimmer
• Brendan Howlin ( born 1956 ), Irish politician (Irish Labour Party )
• Brendan Kelly ( born 1946 ), Irish Roman Catholic bishop
• Brendan Meyer ( * 1994), Canadian actor
• Brendan Moloney (* 1989), Irish football player
• Brendan O'Brien ( born 1960 ), American music producer
• Breandán Ó hEithir (1930-1990), Irish writer and journalist
• Brendan Perry ( born 1959 ), Irish- Australian musician
• Brendan Robinson ( * 1990), American actor, writer and producer
• Brendan Shanahan (born 1969 ), Canadian ice hockey player
• Brendan Smith ( politician ) ( born 1956 ), Irish politician ( Fianna Fáil )

Saint

• Brendan the traveler (~ 484-577 ), Irish saint
• Brendan of Birr (around 500-573 ), Irish abbot