Brandon

See also: brandon

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹændən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ændən

Etymology 1

From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of Branton.

Proper noun

Brandon

1. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several places of that name.
   • c. 1593, William Shakespeare, Richard III, act V, scene III:

     Sir William Brandon, you shall bear my standard.

2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American and Canadian usage.
3. Any of some towns and villages in England:
   1. A village in Brandon and Byshottles parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2339).
   2. A small village in Hough-on-the-Hill parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9048).
   3. A hamlet in Ingram parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0417).
   4. A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, on the border with Norfolk (OS grid ref TL7886).
   5. A small village in Brandon and Bretford parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4076).
4. A village in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
5. A coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland.
6. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Kiowa County, Colorado.
   2. A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida.
      • 2024 August 7, Christopher Curry, “Hillsborough County planner’s work earns attention, accolades”, in 83Degrees‎^[1], archived from the original on 1 January 2026:

        A map of the Centers and Connections proposal includes the USF area, East Lake-Orient Park and some areas of Brandon.

   3. A minor city in Buchanan County, Iowa.
   4. A charter township in Oakland County, Michigan.
   5. A minor city and township in Douglas County, Minnesota.
   6. A city, the county seat of Rankin County, Mississippi.
   7. A census-designated place in Madison County, Montana.
   8. An unincorporated community in Perkins County, Nebraska.
   9. A town in Franklin County, New York.
   10. An unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina.
   11. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
   12. A city and township in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
   13. An unincorporated community in Hill County, Texas.
   14. A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont.
   15. A village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
7. A city in south-west Manitoba, Canada.
8. A rural town in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.

Derived terms

• Brandon and Bretford
• Brandon and Byshottles

Etymology 2

From Irish Mac Breandáin (“son of Breandán”). Doublet of Brendan.

Proper noun

Brandon

1. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] from the Gaelic Mac Breandáin.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American usage, variant of Brendan.

Quotations

• 1520 The Lyfe of Saynt Brandan. Translated from Dutch. Published by Wynkyn de Worde, 1483:

  Here begynneth the lyfe of Saynt Brandon. Saynt Brandon, the holy man, was a monke, and borne in Yrlonde

Translations

Transliterations of the surname

• Arabic: بْرَانْدُون (brandun)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 布蘭頓 / 布兰顿 (bou³ laan⁴ deon⁶)

  Mandarin: 布蘭登 / 布兰登 (Bùlándēng)

• Georgian: ბრენდონი (brendoni)
• Japanese: ブランドン (Burandon)
• Korean: 브랜돈 (Beuraendon)
• Marathi: ब्रॅन्डन (brĕnḍan)
• Russian: Брэ́ндон (ru) (Brɛ́ndon)

male given name

• Arabic: بْرَانْدُون (brandun)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 布蘭頓 / 布兰顿 (bou³ laan⁴ deon⁶)

  Mandarin: 布蘭登 / 布兰登 (Bùlándēng)

• Dutch: Brandon (nl) m
• French: Brandon (fr) m
• Georgian: ბრენდონი (brendoni)
• Greek: Μπράντον (el) m (Bránton), Βράνδωνας m (Vrándonas), Βράνδων m (Vrándon)
• Italian: Brandon (it) m
• Japanese: ブランドン (Burandon)
• Korean: 브랜돈 (Beuraendon)
• Marathi: ब्रॅन्डन (brĕnḍan)
• Russian: Брэндон (ru) m (Brɛndon)
• Spanish: Brandon (es) m

Etymology 3

From let's go, Brandon, ultimately from Brandon L. Brown. Originated from a news reporter incorrectly describing NASCAR fans chanting "fuck Joe Biden" as chanting "let's go, Brandon".

Proper noun

Brandon

2. (derogatory, US politics) Joe Biden.

Derived terms

• branigger
• Dark Brandon

Anagrams

• on-brand

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English Brandon, from Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Also via Irish Breandáin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾandon/ [ˈbɾ̪an̪.d̪on̪]
• Hyphenation: Bran‧don

Proper noun

Brandon (Badlit spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a male given name from English

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Brandon, from Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Also via Irish Breandáin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾandon/ [ˈbɾan̪.d̪on̪]
• Rhymes: -andon
• Syllabification: Bran‧don

Proper noun

Brandon (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a male given name from English