O'Brien
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See also: obrien
English
Etymology
Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Briain, meaning “descendant of Brian”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
O’Brien
- A surname from Irish.
- 2007 March 6, Julie Rutterford, Life on Mars, Season 2, Episode 3:
- Landlady: O'Brien? He don't live here any more. Not lived here for months. I made him sling his hook. Never paid his lodgings.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Shasta County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Suwannee County, Florida.
- A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon.
- A minor city in Haskell County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
- A town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, also known as Eduardo O'Brien.