Brandon

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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of English Branton.

Proper noun

Brandon

  1. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several places of that name.
    • c. 1593, William Shakespeare, Richard III, act V, scene III:
      Sir William Brandon, you shall bear my standard.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American and Canadian usage.
  3. Any of some towns and villages in England:
    1. A village in Brandon and Byshottles parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2339).
    2. A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL7886). The town's railway station is across the county boundary in Norfolk.
    3. A small village in Brandon and Bretford parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4076).
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Colorado
    2. A census-designated place in Florida
    3. A city in Iowa.
    4. A city in Minnesota.
    5. A city, the county seat of Rankin County, Mississippi.
    6. A city in New York.
    7. A city in South Dakota.
    8. A town in Vermont.
    9. A village in Wisconsin.
  5. A city in Manitoba, Canada.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Irish Mac Breandáin (“son of Breandán”). Doublet of Brendan.

Proper noun

Brandon

  1. A surname from Irish from the Gaelic Mac Breandáin.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American usage, variant of Brendan.
Quotations
  • 1520 The Lyfe of Saynt Brandan. Translated from Dutch.Published by Wynkyn de Worde,1483:
    Here begynneth the lyfe of Saynt Brandon. Saynt Brandon, the holy man, was a monke, and borne in Yrlonde
Translations

Etymology 3

From let's go, Brandon, ultimately from Brandon L. Brown. This was from a news reporter hiding NASCAR fans who were cursing at Joe Biden, resulting in its usage by critics of Joe Biden and Republicans.

Proper noun

Brandon

  1. (derogatory, US politics) Joe Biden.
Derived terms

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Etymology

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From English Brandon, from Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Also via Irish Breandáin.

Proper noun

Brandon

  1. a male given name from English
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