Brian
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Brian is a masculine given name of Irish origin that has become widely used in English-speaking countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brian canonical | 194 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
given name
ⓘ
masculine given name ⓘ |
| category |
English masculine given names
ⓘ
Irish masculine given names ⓘ masculine given names ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | common male name in Western culture ⓘ |
| etymologicalAssociation | Brian Boru ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasFamousBearer |
Brian Cox
ⓘ
Brian May ⓘ Brian Wilson ⓘ |
| hasFictionalBearer |
Brian Cohen in Monty Python’s Life of Brian
ⓘ
surface form:
Brian (Monty Python’s Life of Brian)
Brian Griffin ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Ireland
ⓘ
Irish language ⓘ |
| meaning |
often associated with “high” or “exalted”
ⓘ
often associated with “noble” ⓘ |
| nameDayRegion | varies by country ⓘ |
| popularity | widely used in the 20th century in English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| shortFormOf |
Brian Boru
ⓘ
surface form:
Brian Boru (as a namesake)
|
| usedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ English-speaking countries ⓘ Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| variantForm |
Bryan
ⓘ
surface form:
Brien
Bryan ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (194)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Brian Lane (name)
subject surface form:
Brian Horrocks
subject surface form:
Brian Burridge
subject surface form:
Brian Daboll