Brindle: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Brindle – Meaning: place name meaning "hill by the stream" (Old English burna + hyll), later used as a surname – Origin: English (surname/place name) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: BRIN-dəl


Brindle is an English (surname/place name) unisex name meaning “place name meaning "hill by the stream" (Old English burna + hyll), later used as a surname”. It appears in our list of 175+ Color-Inspired Baby Names From Azure to Indigo.

Meaning & Origin of Brindle

Meaning: Place name meaning "hill by the stream" (Old English burna + hyll), later used as a surname.

Origin: English (surname/place name).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Brindle

Phonetic: BRIN-dəl   IPA: /ˈbrɪndəl/

Popularity of Brindle

Brindle 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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