Brandon

//ˈbɹændən// name

name ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several places of that name.

    "Sir William Brandon, you shall bear my standard."

  2. 2
    A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] from the Gaelic Mac Breandáin.
  3. 3
    Joe Biden. US, derogatory
  4. 4
    A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American and Canadian usage.
  5. 5
    A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American usage, variant of Brendan.
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  1. 6
    Any of some towns and villages in England:; A village in Brandon and Byshottles parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2339).
  2. 7
    Any of some towns and villages in England:; A small village in Hough-on-the-Hill parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9048).
  3. 8
    Any of some towns and villages in England:; A hamlet in Ingram parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0417).
  4. 9
    Any of some towns and villages in England:; A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, on the border with Norfolk (OS grid ref TL7886).
  5. 10
    Any of some towns and villages in England:; A small village in Brandon and Bretford parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4076).
  6. 11
    A village in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
  7. 12
    A coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Kiowa County, Colorado.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida.

    "A map of the Centers and Connections proposal includes the USF area, East Lake-Orient Park and some areas of Brandon."

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    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Buchanan County, Iowa.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A charter township in Oakland County, Michigan.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city and township in Douglas County, Minnesota.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Rankin County, Mississippi.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Madison County, Montana.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Perkins County, Nebraska.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Franklin County, New York.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
  19. 24
    A number of places in the United States:; A city and township in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
  20. 25
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hill County, Texas.
  21. 26
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont.
  22. 27
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
  23. 28
    A city in south-west Manitoba, Canada.
  24. 29
    A rural town in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.

Synonyms

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bidenjoe biden

Example

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"He came to give Brandon a gift."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of Branton.

Etymology 2

From Irish Mac Breandáin (“son of Breandán”). Doublet of Brendan.

Etymology 3

From let's go, Brandon, ultimately from Brandon L. Brown. Originated from a news reporter incorrectly describing NASCAR fans chanting "fuck Joe Biden" as chanting "let's go, Brandon".

Related phrases

Brandon and BretfordBrandon and ByshottlesDark Brandon

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