Names

Variant of Brice.

From a surname that was derived from the given name Brian.

Feminine form of Brian.

Variant of Briana.

Variant of Briana.

Variant of Brian.

Roman cognomen meaning “heavy” in Latin. Famous bearers include Lucius Junius Brutus, the traditional founder of the Roman Republic, and Marcus Junius Brutus, the statesman who conspired to assassinate Julius Caesar.

Derived from the Germanic element brun “armour, protection” or brun “brown”. Saint Bruno of Cologne was a German monk of the 11th century who founded the Carthusian Order. The surname has belonged to Giordano Bruno, a philosopher burned at the stake by the Inquisition.

Albanian, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Brünhild.

Old Germanic form of Brünhild.