English · Girl name
Brenda
“sword, torch”
About the name Brenda
Brenda is a name of uncertain origin, possibly a feminine form of the Old Norse name Brandr, meaning ‘sword’ or ‘torch’. It was long used in Shetland, where Norse naming survived, and it reached a wider English-speaking public through Walter Scott’s novel The Pirate, set in Shetland, whose heroines are the sisters Minna and Brenda Troil. It is sometimes associated with the Irish masculine name Brendan, though the two are not related.
- Meaning
- sword, torch
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- BREN-dah(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Brenda
- Brenda Marie
- Brenda Anne
- Brenda Claire
- Brenda Sophie
- Brenda Rose
Questions about Brenda
- What does Brenda mean?
- Brenda is an English name meaning "sword, torch".
- How do you pronounce Brenda?
- Brenda is pronounced BREN-dah, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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