Brychan: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Brychan – Meaning: speckled, freckled – Origin: Welsh – Gender: Boy


Brychan is a Welsh boy's name meaning “speckled, freckled”. It appears in our list of 175+ Welsh Baby Boy Names With Ancient Bardic Roots.

Meaning & Origin of Brychan

Meaning: Speckled, freckled.

Origin: Welsh.

Popularity of Brychan

Brychan 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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