brenda

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Definition of brenda in English English dictionary

A female given name

'Actually, her real name is Brenda. She was named after Brenda Marshall, who was an actress in the forties. Apparently, my father-in-law was a huge fan.'.

given name, female

Hyphenation

Bren·da

Turkish pronunciation

brendı

Pronunciation

/ˈbrendə/ /ˈbrɛndə/

Etymology

() Possibly from Old Norse brandr (“sword”); by folk etymology seen as a feminine form of Brendan.Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press.2001.