At a Glance: Name: Brangane – Meaning: fair or blessed raven – Origin: Celtic (Cornish/Breton, cf. Welsh Branwen) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: bran-GAYN
Brangane is a Celtic (Cornish/Breton, cf. Welsh Branwen) girl's name meaning “fair or blessed raven”. It appears in our list of 200+ Dazzling Whimsical Girls Names You Definitely Haven’t Heard.
Meaning & Origin of Brangane
Meaning: Fair or blessed raven.
Origin: Celtic (Cornish/Breton, cf. Welsh Branwen).
A common claim: Often glossed as 'raven girl'. Actually: The 'girl' part is a common misreading -- the Celtic element gwen means 'white, fair, blessed', not 'girl' or 'maiden'.
How to Pronounce Brangane
Phonetic: bran-GAYN IPA: /bræŋˈɡeɪn/
Popularity of Brangane
Brangane doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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