Brianna Explained

Brianna, Breanna, Briana, and Bryanna^[1] are feminine given names. Brianna is a feminine English language form of the masculine Irish language name Brian as "Briana" is the original spelling.^[2] The name is a relatively modern one and was occasionally used in England from about the 16th century and on; Briana is the name of a character in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene.^[3] In recent years, the name has become increasingly popular, especially in the United States.^[4]

Variant spellings of Brianna include Brianne^[4] and Breanne (a variant form of Breanna).^{[5] [6]} Bri and Bria are common nicknames or derivative names.

People with the given name

Breanna

• Breanna Clark (born 1994), American Paralympic relay runner
• Breanna Conrad (born 1989), American television personality
• Breanna Hargrave (born 1982), Australian track cyclist
• Breanna Koenen (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
• Breanna Labadan (born 2006), Filipina gymnast
• Breanna Leslie (born 1991), American pentathlete, heptathlete, and hurdler
• Breanna Myles (born 2003), American beauty pageant titleholder
• Breanna Sinclairé (born 1991), American singer
• Breanna Stewart (born 1994), American basketball player
• Breanna Yde (born 2003), American actress

Briana

• Briana Banks (born 1978), German-American pornographic actress and model
• Briana Binch (born 1987), Australian cricketer
• Briana Blasko, American photographer and artist
• Briana Buckmaster (born 1982), Canadian actress and singer
• Briana Corrigan (born 1965), Northern Irish singer
• Briana Cuoco (born 1988), American actress, singer, and choreographer
• Briana De Souza (born 1991), Canadian soccer player
• Briana Evigan (born 1986), American actress and dancer
• Briana Nicole Henry (born 1992), American actress
• Briana King (born 1993), American skateboarder, community organizer, model, and actress
• Briana Lane (born 1985), American actress and musician
• Briana Marela, American musician
• Briana Mastel (born 1994), American ice hockey player
• Briana Middleton, American actress, singer, and songwriter
• Briana Provancha (born 1989), American sailor
• Briana Scott (born 1969), American singer-songwriter
• Briana Scurry (born 1971), American soccer player
• Briana Sewell (born 1990), American politician
• Briana Shepherd (born), Australian journalist, reporter, and news presenter
• Briana Szabó (born 2005), Romanian tennis player
• Briana Venskus (born 1987), American actress
• Briana Waters, American convicted arsonist
• Briana Williams (born 2002), American-Jamaican sprinter
• Briana Zamora (born 1973/1974), American attorney and judge

Brianna

• Brianna Beahan (born 1991), Australian hurdler
• Brianna Beamish (born 1993), Canadian volleyball player
• Brianna Bellido (born 1993), American-Peruvian footballer
• Brianna Brown (born 1979), American actress
• Brianna Buentello (born 1989), American politician
• Brianna Butler (born 1994), American basketball player
• Brianna Clark (born 1995), Australian rugby league footballer
• Brianna Coop (born 1998), Australian Paralympic track and field athlete
• Brie Bella (born 1983), ring name of Brianna Monique Danielson
• Brianna Davey (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
• Brianna Decker (born 1991), American ice hockey player
• Brianna Denison (1988–2008), American college student and murder victim
• Brianna Felnagle (born 1986), American middle-distance runner
• Brianna Fortino (born 1993), American mixed martial artist
• Brianna Fruean (born 1998), New Zealand activist and environmental advocate
• Brianna Ghey (2006–2023), English murder victim
• Brianna Glenn (born 1980), American long jumper
• Brianna Green (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
• Brianna Hennessy (born 1984), Canadian paracanoeist
• Brianna Henries (born 1991), American politician and esthetician
• Brianna Hildebrand (born 1996), American actress
• Brianna Holder (born 2001), Barbadian netball player
• Brianna Kahane (born 2002), American violinist
• Brianna Keilar (born 1980), American journalist
• Brianna Kiesel (born 1993), American basketball player
• Brianna Knickerbocker, American voice actor
• Brianna Lance (born 1982), American fashion designer
• Brianna Lyston (born 2004), Jamaican sprinter
• Brianna Maitland (born 1986), disappeared from Vermont in 2004
• Brianna Miller (born 1991), Canadian rugby union player
• Brianna Moyes (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
• Brianna Nelson (born 1992), Canadian Paralympic swimmer
• Brianna Perry (born 1992), American rapper and actress, known professionally as Lil' Brianna
• Brianna Pinto (born 2000), American soccer player
• Brianna Lea Pruett (1983–2015), American singer-songwriter, musician, painter, poet, and filmmaker
• Brianna Rollins-McNeal (born 1991), American hurdler
• Brianna Salinaro (born 1998), American Paralympic taekwondo practitioner
• Brianna Ste-Marie (born 1996), Canadian grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete
• Brianna Stewart, possibly an alias of Treva Throneberry (born 1969), American imposter
• Brianna Stubbs (born 1991), British rower and research scientist
• Brianna Taylor (born 1987), American television personality, singer, and songwriter
• Brianna Thomas, American jazz singer, vocalist, composer, songwriter, band leader, and percussionist
• Brianna Throssell (born 1996), Australian swimmer
• Brianna Titone, American politician and scientist
• Brianna Turner (born 1996), American basketball player
• Brianna Visalli (born 1995), British-American soccer player
• Brianna Walle (born 1984), American racing cyclist
• Brianna Westbrook (born 1984), American transgender rights activist and politician
• Brianna Westrup (born 1997), American soccer player
• Brianna Wu (born 1977), American video game developer and activist

Bryanna

• Bryanna McCarthy (born 1991), Canadian soccer player

See also

• Bryna (given name)
• Sabrina (given name)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bryanna . . 17 December 2010.
2. Web site: Brianna . AskOxford.com (Concise Dictionary of First Names). https://web.archive.org/web/20110607024424/http://www.askoxford.com/firstnames/brianna?view=uk . 7 June 2011. dead. 2011-06-07 .
3. Web site: The Faerie Queene Characters . eNotes . eNotes.com Inc. . 29 July 2019.
4. Web site: Brianna. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604062135/http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Brianna.html. 4 June 2011. 20 January 2022. Encyclopedia.com.
5. Encyclopedia: Breanna . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604062140/http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Breanna.html . 4 June 2011. 2011-06-04 .
6. Web site: Breanna . AskOxford.com (Concise Dictionary of First Names). https://web.archive.org/web/20100729190757/http://www.askoxford.com/firstnames/breanna . 29 July 2010. dead. 2010-07-29 .