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Re: Possible Cognates of Brian?

by bopperlynn [not signed in] (guest)

7/5/2007, 8:00 PM

I can't give you any cognates of Brian, but I could give you some links to information about the actual Battle of Brienne and some for Brenna. Maybe something will help you discover where the name came from.

Info. on Battle of Brienne:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Brienne#External_link

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/mcnelly/vb/scenarios/brienne.htm

http://www.napoleonguide.com/battle_brienne.htm

Here's some links to information on Brenna outside of BtN:

http://medievalscotland.org/problem/names/brianna.shtml

http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Brenna

http://www.weddingvendors.com/baby-names/meaning/brenna/

http://www.babynames.com/name/BRENNA

Hope this helped.

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- Chrisell +1

7/5/2007, 8:28 PM

We generally encourage people NOT to link to sites such as "babynames.com" on this board. This board is focussed on etymological facts, and those websites are notorious for being non-factual.

The first link you gave (about mediaeval Scotland) is fine, but the other three shouldn't be used as references as they are not scholarly sites and are free to invent or twist meanings to suit their readers.

This message was edited 7/5/2007, 8:28 PM

- Sweetly Broken (emostars)

7/6/2007, 12:59 PM

Thanks bopperlynn for the links, and Chrisell for the warning. I've noticed people twist stuff too so I generally read stuff like this with discretion.

Thanks,
Mel

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