"Bren" meaning in All languages combined

See Bren on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Brens [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Czech Břeň. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|cs|Břeň}} Borrowed from Czech Břeň Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Bren (plural Brens)
  1. A surname from Czech.
    Sense id: en-Bren-en-name-u0Zv-vEA Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bren
  1. A female given name, clipping of Brenda.
    Sense id: en-Bren-en-name-bjyXUXg~ Categories (other): English female given names, English given names
  2. A male given name, clipping of Brendan.
    Sense id: en-Bren-en-name-AuJwgU6G Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: Brens [plural]
Etymology: See Bren gun. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bren (plural Brens)
  1. Ellipsis of Bren gun. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Bren gun
    Sense id: en-Bren-en-noun-yYyYGDJ- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 13 12 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 11 10 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 10 10 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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    [
      "Břeň",
      "Břeň#Czech"
    ]
  ],
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  ],
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    }
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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      ],
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        ]
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    }
  ],
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}

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      ],
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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        }
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