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brandon

/ˈbɹændən/

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What does brandon mean?

proper noun

  1. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several places of that name.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American and Canadian usage.
  3. A village in Brandon and Byshottles parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2339).
More meanings (26)

proper noun

  1. A small village in Hough-on-the-Hill parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9048).
  2. A hamlet in Ingram parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0417).
  3. A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, on the border with Norfolk (OS grid ref TL7886).
  4. A small village in Brandon and Bretford parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4076).
  5. A village in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
  6. A coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland.
  7. A census-designated place in Kiowa County, Colorado.
  8. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida.
  9. A minor city in Buchanan County, Iowa.
  10. A charter township in Oakland County, Michigan.
  11. A minor city and township in Douglas County, Minnesota.
  12. A city, the county seat of Rankin County, Mississippi.
  13. A census-designated place in Madison County, Montana.
  14. An unincorporated community in Perkins County, Nebraska.
  15. A town in Franklin County, New York.
  16. An unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina.
  17. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
  18. A city and township in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
  19. An unincorporated community in Hill County, Texas.
  20. A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont.
  21. A village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
  22. A city in south-west Manitoba, Canada.
  23. A rural town in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.
  24. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] from the Gaelic Mac Breandáin.
  25. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American usage, variant of Brendan.
  26. (derogatory) Joe Biden.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbɹændən/

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"Isn't it somewhere up in that region that they get the old Brandon red?"
William Dean HowellsThe Rise of Silas LaphamProject Gutenberg ebook #154
Enter Brandon, a Sergeant-at-arms before him, and two or three of the Guard.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
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The popular favour not only turned towards him; it embraced everybody connected with the theatre, except the poor victim, Brandon.
Charles MackayMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #636
The manufactories of Spiennes and Brandon deserve special notice, as they show us how our ancestors got the flint they used instead of metal.
Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de NadaillacManners and Monuments of Prehistoric PeoplesTranslated by N. D'AnversProject Gutenberg ebook #3309
“And how did Lady Brandon describe this wonderful young man?”
Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian GrayProject Gutenberg ebook #174