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Brendan

19 replies

lalaland1985 · 07/12/2016 12:44

What's the MN verdict on the name Brendan for a boy? Is it old fashioned (and not in a good way)? We live in Scotland. DH has irish roots.

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OldSaintKnickerless · 07/12/2016 13:38

I really like it, I wouldn't describe it as old-fashioned at all.

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Gruffalosfriend · 07/12/2016 13:50

Good solid name.

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badtasteflump · 07/12/2016 13:51

Really like it Smile

Would have used it myself but it was clunky with our surname...

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MaisieDotes · 07/12/2016 13:53

I'm Irish. It's a little bit staid but actually it's due a revival.

I like Bren for short, too.

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HoratioNightboy · 07/12/2016 13:54

Sorry that this is a negative response, but I've never found it an attractive name. Nowadays it instantly brings to mind an image of the bloke in Mr.s Brown's Boys, and that makes me shudder.

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Helsinkimorning · 07/12/2016 13:59

Nice

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thegirlinthecar · 07/12/2016 14:00

I like it and I love the nn Bren. I suggested it for ds but dh really doesn't like it

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lalaland1985 · 07/12/2016 14:25

Don't apologise nightboy! Luckily we don't all have the same taste Smile

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Sophronia · 07/12/2016 14:54

I like it.

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AnnetteKertan · 07/12/2016 15:11

👍

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workshyfop · 07/12/2016 19:23

Like it

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DramaAlpaca · 07/12/2016 20:29

I like it a lot.

I think it's quite odd that I really like Brendan for a boy, but the girls' name Brenda gives me the shudders!

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KoalaDownUnder · 08/12/2016 03:38

Oooh, no. I don't like it at all.

It's very Bradley/Bruce/Darren to my ears. Naff 1970s/1980s names. Also, no good nicknames ('Bren' sounds like a woman).

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Strokethefurrywall · 08/12/2016 04:04

Love it, also love Brandon.

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Idodo · 08/12/2016 05:35

No too old fashioned. Really bad even for a man in his 50s let alone a small child.

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lalaland1985 · 08/12/2016 10:37

I think I love it! There were only 10 boys named Brendan last year in the whole of Scotland!

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JinCa · 09/12/2016 06:09

Yup also seems a bit 80s baffled to my ears too. But looks like it has a lot of love! I do REALLY like Bren though, never thought of that.

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JinCa · 09/12/2016 06:09

*naff not baffled😄

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MiriAmmerman · 09/12/2016 15:03

I like it - I've only ever met one, and he is a very intelligent and handsome 30-something, so very positive associations. I know it's an Irish name, but the one I know doesn't have Irish roots - he was named after the long distance runner Brendan Foster (another positive association imo).
The one I know is called Bren by almost everyone.

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