Bryna (given name)

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Bryna
GenderFemale
Origin
MeaningStrong One
Other names
Related namesBrana, Breanna, Breayanna, Breeanna, Brenee, Briahna, Briana, Brianna, Briannah, Brianni, Briauna, Briaunna, Brieanna, Brienna, Briney, Brinna, Briny, Bryana, Bryanna, Bryauna, Brynna.

Bryna is an Irish feminine name used mostly in North America. An uncommon name meaning "Strong One", Bryna may be a variant form of Breena, a variant spelling of Brenna, or a variant of Brianna, the female form Brian. [1]

Some[ who? ] believe that the name Bryna is a feminine form of the Celtic Bren, derived from the root bri "strength," force." Alternatively, it may be derived from the Gaelic bran "raven." [2]

Bryna is also used as a Jewish name, as an anglicised form of Yiddish ברײַנע (Brayne). [3]

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References

  1. http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Bryna "Meaning and name origin of Bryna"
  2. http://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/girl/bryna "Origin of the name Brenna"
  3. Brayne, thinkbabynames.com