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Brandon (given name)
The name originates from the English surname ''Brandon''. This surname can be derived from any of the numerous placenames in England so-named which are composed of two elements derived from the Old English language. The first element means "broom", "gorse"; and the second means "hill". There are several variant spellings of the given name ''Brandon''; there is also probably, a feminine variant of the name. ''Brandon'' is considered to be a masculine name; however, in the United States during the 1980s, the name cracked the top 1,000th names recorded for female births; the name has since then fallen out of the top 1,000 female baby names.
==Origin of the name==
The given name ''Brandon'' originates from the English surname ''Brandon''.〔 This surname is a habitational name, derived from any of the numerous places in England called ''Brandon''. Such places can include:
Brandon, County Durham; Brandon, Northumbria; Brandon, Suffolk; Brandon, Warwickshire; and other locations.〔 For the most part, the names of these places are derived from two Old English language elements: ''brōm'', meaning "broom", "gorse"; and ''dūn'', meaning "hill".〔 However, one location, Brandon in Lincolnshire, may be connected to the River Brant, which runs close by.〔 This river's name is derived from two Old English elements: ''brant'', meaning "steep", "deep"; and ''dūn'', meaning "hill".〔. The webpage cited the following book for the placename "Brandon": 〕 The name of this location is probably in reference to the river's steep banks.〔. The webpage cited the following book for the surname "Brandon": 〕
In some cases, it is also possible that the given name ''Brandon'' is a variant form of the Irish given name ''Brendan''.〔 This name is an Anglicised form of the old Gaelic language name, ''Bréanainn'', which in turn is derived from a Celtic language element meaning "prince".〔. The webpage cited the following book for the given name "Breandán": 〕 It is also possible that the given name ''Brandon'' has been influenced from the surname of the American actor Marlon Brando (1924–2004).〔. The webpage cited the following book for the given name "Brandon": 〕 This surname is derived from the Lombardic language personal name ''Brando''. This personal name was a short form of several personal names composed with the Germanic language element ''brand'', meaning "sword".〔. The webpage cited the following book for the surname "Brando": 〕
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