Brianna, Breanna,[1] Briana, and Bryanna[2] are feminine given names. Brianna is a feminine English language form of the masculine Irish language name Brian as "Briana" is the original spelling.[1] The name is a relatively modern one and was occasionally used in England from about the 16th century and on; Briana is the name of a character in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene.[3] In recent years, the name has become increasingly popular, especially in the United States.[4]
Variant spellings of Brianna include Brianne[4] and Breanne (a variant form of Breanna).[5][6] Bri and Bria are common nicknames or derivative names.
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- ^ "Bryanna". ThinkBabyNames.com. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ "The Faerie Queene Characters". eNotes. eNotes.com Inc. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Brianna". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Breanna". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Breanna". AskOxford.com (Concise Dictionary of First Names). Archived from the original on 2010-07-29. Retrieved 29 July 2010.