88%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Medieval Irish Pronounced Pron. /ˈbˠɾˠa.dˠaːnˠ/(Irish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "salmon" in Irish. It could also be formed from Irish brad "thief" and a diminutive suffix. Categories animals, crime, fauna, fish, food, nature, pink, underwater, water, word names