brian means A male given name from Irish. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.
brian is pronounced /ˈbɹaɪ.ən/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Irish Brian. Doublet of Brendan.
name
- A male given name from Irish.“"What the deuce is their fancy for calling the young beggar Brian?" he inquired."Is it Brian Boroimhe they have gone back to, or is it some of her people, or what?"
"There was a good Drewitt once," answered Wilhelmina, "- - - and his name was Brian. - - - And Nannie told her, too, how a child always strains after the person it is called after, and how luck follows names, and worked her up to such ”
- A surname.
verb
- To keep fire at the mouth of (as of an oven), to give light or to preserve heat.