"Brenna" meaning in English

See Brenna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Brennas [plural]
Etymology: An American coinage used since the 1970s, possibly based on the male given name Brennan or Brendan. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Brenna (plural Brennas)
  1. A female given name. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Brenna-en-name-b1svBRzJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 60 22 6 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 21 5 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Brennas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Brenna. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|Brenna}} Italian Brenna Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Brenna (plural Brennas)
  1. A surname from Italian.
    Sense id: en-Brenna-en-name-rsy3jwmJ Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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