英和和英

別の表記

• Bryan, Bryon

語源

Borrowed from Irish Brian. Doublet of Brendan.

発音

• (英国発音, 米国発音, Canada) IPA: /ˈbɹaɪ.ən/
• 韻: -aɪən

固有名詞

Brian

1. A male given name from Irish.
   • 1865, Charlotte Eliza L. Riddell, Maxwell Drewitt, London: Tinsley Brothers, pages 255–256:

     "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 pit finally, that nothing would do her but the young gentleman must be called Brian and accordingly Brian he is - Brian Archibald. It is not an easy name to make fun out of; so all I can do is to call him Brin Baldy.

   • 2008, Phill Young, FarArc, Author House, →ISBN, page 145:

     Why oh why had his parents even considered Brian? Brian is someone who works in a hardware shop or fixes the U bend. What chance did Sir Lovesdaslutalot have in life with a name like Brian? You can't even shorten Brian to Bri without it sounding like a kind of cheese!

   • 2025 March 26, Jordan Valinsky, “Chili’s is opening a retro restaurant in Scranton that celebrates ‘The Office’”, in CNN Business‎, archived from the original on 16 April 2025:

     Chili’s has also enlisted several actors from “The Office” to star in the ads, including Melora Hardin (Jan Levinson), Andy Buckley (David Wallace), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone) and Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer).

2. A surname.

使用する際の注意点

• After the Middle Ages, mostly used in Ireland; and again popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century.

関連する語

• Bri
• Bryant
• O'Brian, O'Brien
• (feminine forms): Briana, Brianna, Brianne
• Brendan
• Bridget
• Bragança, Bregenz, Brianza, Burgundy

派生した語

• → Cebuano: Brian
• → Danish: Brian
• → Faroese: Brian
• → French: Brian

Further reading

• Brian Boru on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• Barin, Brain, Rabin, abrin, bairn, brain