Bren: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Origin
Uncertain (English/Irish, possible short form)
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
BREN

Bren is an uncertain (English/Irish, possible short form) unisex name. It appears in our list of 125+ Beautiful Girl Names That Start with B.

Meaning & Origin of Bren

Origin: uncertain (English/Irish, possible short form).

A common claim: Bren means "raven, dark-haired" (Irish) Actually: Wiktionary lists no etymology for Bren, so there's no support for the 'raven' meaning. The claim likely comes from confusion with the unrelated Welsh word bran.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Bren

BRENIPA /bɹɛn/

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