Bres: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bres – Origin: Irish (mythological name) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: BRESS


Bres is an Irish (mythological name) boy's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Celtic Mythology Baby Names — Wild, Poetic, and Wonderfully Untamed.

Meaning & Origin of Bres

Origin: Irish (mythological name).

A common claim: "Beautiful" Actually: This is a popular gloss, likely traceable to a pun in the medieval tale Cath Maige Tuired rather than to a settled etymology — scholars are not agreed on the name's true origin.

How to Pronounce Bres

Phonetic: BRESS   IPA: /bɹɛs/

Popularity of Bres

Bres 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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