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Brennan

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

    "Another friend was present while I was there, veteran criminal defense attorney William J. Brennan, jealously guarding an SUV full of memorabilia he’d purchased, including a Rizzo fedora and walking stick, the former of which he told me he hoped Rizzo was wearing during the famous “crumb bum” exchange with television reporter Stan Bohrman."

  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
  3. 3
    A male given name, variant of Brendan.

Etymology

From Irish Ó Braonáin (“descendant of Braonán”), a diminutive of braon (“moisture, drop”). Alternatively, from Irish Ó Branáin (“descendant of Branán”), a diminutive of bran (“raven”).

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