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Meaning & Origins
Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name from any of various places so called, most of which get their name from Old English brōm ‘broom, gorse’ + dūn ‘hill’. In some cases it may be an altered form of Brendan. There has perhaps also been some influence from the surname of the Italian American actor Marlon Brando (1924–2004). In Britain the name has enjoyed a steady rise in popularity since the mid-1990s.
| 152nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
German (mostly southern): metonymic occupational name for a seed merchant, from Middle High German sāme ‘seed’.
| 36,509th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Branden, Brandan, Brandyn, Brandin, Brandt, Branko, Brand, Branson, Branch, Branislav
Swan, Swann, Shane, Sain, Swaney, Saini, Shan, Sean, Saine, Siano
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