Meaning and origin of Brianna

Brianna (also commonly spelled Briana) is an English name. It is the modern English feminine form of Brian. "Briana" originated from Ireland and means "Strong will of God". Other forms of the name include:

Brea, Breana, Breann, Breanna, Breanne
Bree, Breeana, Breeanna, Breen, Breena, Brehanna
Breiana
Brenna, Brennah
Breyana
Bri, Bria, Briahna, Briana, Brianna, Briane, Briann, Briana, Briannah, Brianne, Briannon
Brieana, Brieanna, Brielle, Brienn, Brienna, Brienne
Brina
Bryana, Bryann, Bryanna, Bryanne, Bryna, Brianica, Beronica
Breton forms of the name include:

Briaca, Briaga

See also
All wikipedia article titles beginning with:

Brianna
Briana
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Meaning and origin of Brianna

Origin: Celtic
Meaning: Strong. She ascends. Feminine of Brian.
Origin: English
Meaning: She ascends. Feminine of Brian.
Origin: Irish
Meaning: Strong.
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Meaning and origin of Brianna

The girl's name Brianna \b-rianna, bri(an)-na\ is pronounced bree-AHH-ah. It is of Irish, Gaelic and Celtic origin, and its meaning is "high, noble, exalted". May also possibly mean "strong". A contemporary feminine form of Brian found occasionally in England since the 16th century. See also Brionna.
Brianna has 45 variant forms: Brana, Breanna, Breanne, Bree, Breeann, Breeanna, Breeanne, Breena, Bri, Bria, Briahna, Briana, Briand, Brianda, Briane, Briann, Brianna, Briannah, Brianne, Brianni, Briannon, Briauna, Briaunna, Brie, Brieann, Brieanna, Brienna, Brienne, Brieon, Brina, Briney, Brinn, Brinna, Briny, Bryana, Bryann, Bryanna, Bryanne, Bryauna, Bryn, Bryna, Brynna, Brynnan, Brynne and Breayanna.
For more information, see also the related name Brenna.
Baby names that sound like Brianna are Brann, Breonna, Breiann, Breiana, Breawna, Breauna, Breann, Breana, Bryonna, Brionne and Briona.
Brianna is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Brianna

Brianna
Celtic
Female
form of BRIAN-strong
Meaning & Origin
Brianna is a Celtic girl name.
The meaning of the name is `Strong One `.
Where is it used?
The name Brianna is mainly used in English and in Irish.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Bryan (In English)
For opposite sex use:
In Irish and in English: Brian (M)
In English: Bryanna (F)
In English: Brianne (F)
In English: Bryana (F)
In English: Breanne (F)
In English: Breana (F)
In English: Breanna (F)
In English: Briana (F)
Statistics
The name Brianna was given to 10445 babies in the USA in 2004. Brianna was the number 54 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 9641 babies making it the number 17 name that year.
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