Briana

Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /bɹi.ˈæn.ə/, /bɹi.ˈɑːn.ə/, /bɹaɪ.ˈæn.ə/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Brian. It appears in Edmund Spenser's epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590). The name was not commonly used until the 1970s, when it rapidly became popular in the United States.

Related Names

VariantsBreana, Breann, Breanna, Breanne, Brianna, Brianne, Bryana, Bryanna, Bryanne
DiminutivesBree, Bria, Brie
Masculine FormsBrian, Brion, Bryan, Bryon
User SubmissionBríana

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Categories

1990s, choreographers, Edmund Spenser characters, ends in -ana, feminine forms, Jamaican sprinters, literature, Ni no Kuni characters, poems
Entry updated June 9, 2023