At a Glance: Name: Brenna – Origin: American (coinage, possibly based on Brennan/Brendan) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: BREN-ə
Brenna is an American (coinage, possibly based on Brennan/Brendan) girl's name. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Brenna
Origin: American (coinage, possibly based on Brennan/Brendan).
A common claim: Brenna means "raven, dark-haired" (Irish/Gaelic) Actually: Wiktionary identifies Brenna as a modern American coinage rather than a traditional Gaelic word, 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 Brenna
Phonetic: BREN-ə IPA: /ˈbɹɛnə/
Popularity of Brenna
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1946–2024.
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