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Irish Baby Name · Boy

Brendán

Pronounced: BREN-dawn

Meaning: Prince or king

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About the name

Origin
From the Latinised form 'Brendanus', from Old Welsh 'breenhin' meaning king or prince. St. Brendan the Navigator was a 6th-century Irish monk who, according to legend, sailed the Atlantic and may have reached North America.
Stronghold region
All-Ireland

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