What does the name Brandon mean?

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What does the name Brandon mean?

2006-12-09 07:35:28 · 2 answers · asked by november 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology

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Both parts of it are names of Celtic gods. Bran is the Celtic word for "raven". Bran was the god of war, and he was a giant who used his body as a bridge across the sea from Ireland to Wales. Don was one of the names of the Creator Goddess -- variant spellings include Dana, Anna, and Danu.

I challenge "Fiery"....unless by poetic licence from 'raven'..... but "hill" as an alternate is not false because some names in English ending in -don are derived from the Celtic "dun", = hill fort.

2006-12-10 10:44:53 · answer #1 · answered by MBK 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

fiery hill, sword

2006-12-09 17:55:50 · answer #2 · answered by hundredaire 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋