"McBrien" meaning in English

See McBrien in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: McBriens [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Briain (“son of Brian”) or of Mac Brain (“son of Bran”), a personal name based on bran (“raven”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Mac Briain||son of Brian}} Irish Mac Briain (“son of Brian”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} McBrien (plural McBriens)
  1. A surname from Irish. Wikipedia link: McBrien

Inflected forms

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