"Brand" meaning in English

See Brand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /brænd/ [US], [bɹænd] [US] Forms: Brands [plural]
Rhymes: -ænd Etymology: * As an English, Scottish, north German, Dutch, French, and North Germanic surname, from a Germanic personal name derived from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“sword, firebrand, torch”), as in the second element of Hildebrand. * Also as a German surname, variant of Brandt. * As a Swedish and Danish surname, from brand (“fire”). * As a Jewish surname, from German Brand (“fire”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|en|gem-pro|*brandaz|t=sword, firebrand, torch}} Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“sword, firebrand, torch”), {{der|en|sv|-}} Swedish, {{der|en|da|-}} Danish, {{cog|de|Brand|t=fire}} German Brand (“fire”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Brands}} Brand (countable and uncountable, plural Brands)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Brand-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A municipality in Bludenz district, Vorarlberg, Austria. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Municipalities of Vorarlberg, Places in Austria, Places in Vorarlberg
    Sense id: en-Brand-en-name-29wSvvDJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 22 32 4 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 10 10 7 14 12 4 15 17 2 2 1 1 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 5 11 15 3 17 13 1 1 0 0 3 2
  3. A municipality in Tirschenreuth district, Bavaria, Germany. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Municipalities of Germany, Places in Bavaria, Places in Germany
    Sense id: en-Brand-en-name-oNEnC4wQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 22 32 4 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 10 10 7 14 12 4 15 17 2 2 1 1 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 5 11 15 3 17 13 1 1 0 0 3 2
  4. A borough of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Germany, Places in North Rhine-Westphalia
    Sense id: en-Brand-en-name-J6LiynuQ
  5. A hamlet in Beekdaelen municipality, Limburg province, Netherlands. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Limburg, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in Limburg, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Brand-en-name-lpuDl8e- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 22 32 4 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 10 10 7 14 12 4 15 17 2 2 1 1 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 5 11 15 3 17 13 1 1 0 0 3 2
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