Brendan
Brendan is a boy name of Irish origin, meaning Prince; little raven.
What Brendan means
Prince; little raven.
Brendan sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Brendan comes from
Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.
Brendan is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.
How popular is Brendan?
In the boy name rankings we track, Brendan falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Brendan
Brendan sits in our royalty and rule group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Royal
Names like Brendan
These share Brendan's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Conn — Chief; high one.
- Rian — Little king.
- Rory — Red king.
- Ruairi — Red king.
- Tiernan — Little lord.
- Aine — Radiance; queen of the fairies.
- Maeve — She who intoxicates; queen.
- Orla — Golden princess.
- Orlaith — Golden princess.
- Riona — Queenly.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.
- Arthur — Bear; noble and courageous.