Ó Briain

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Gaelic-language surname Irish surname

Ó Briain is an Irish Gaelic surname historically associated with the descendants of Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
O Briain 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic-language surname ⓘ
Irish surname ⓘ
anglicisedForm Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ
O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithBattle Battle of Clontarf (through Brian Boru’s descendants) NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithClan Clan O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Dál gCais NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithKingdom Kingdom of Munster (through Brian Boru’s descendants) NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Brian Boru NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithReligion historically Roman Catholic ⓘ
associatedWithSocialClass Gaelic nobility ⓘ
associatedWithTitle High King of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Irish families ⓘ
Patronymic surnames ⓘ
Surnames of Irish origin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
culturalContext Irish Gaelic naming tradition ⓘ
derivedFrom Brian NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Gaelic ⓘ
etymologicalElement Brian NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ó ⓘ
genderAssociation traditionally male-line hereditary ⓘ
hasHeraldry O'Brien coat of arms NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVariant Ua Briain NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalLanguageStage Early Modern Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicallyBorneBy descendants of Brian Boru ⓘ
historicalRegion Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomond NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalStatus noble family name ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Irish ⓘ
linguisticType patronymic byname turned hereditary surname ⓘ
linkedToRoyalHouse Kings of Thomond NERFINISHED ⓘ
meaning descendant of Brian ⓘ
notableFamily O'Brien dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalMeaningOfÓ grandson or descendant ⓘ
originatesFromGivenName Brian NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedSurname Mac Briain NERFINISHED ⓘ
script Latin alphabet ⓘ
timeOfOrigin medieval Ireland ⓘ
usedAs family name ⓘ
usedIn Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Irish diaspora communities ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dál gCais → dynasticSurname → Ó Briain ⓘ
O'Brien → hasEtymologicalRoot → Ó Briain ⓘ
O'Brien family of Thomond → hasGaelicForm → Ó Briain ⓘ
O'Brien → hasOriginalSpelling → Ó Briain ⓘ
O'Brien → hasVariant → Ó Briain ⓘ
this entity surface form: O Briain
O'Brien → isAnglicisationOf → Ó Briain ⓘ