Bryna (given name) explained

Bryna
Gender:Female
Meaning:Strong One
Related Names:Brana, Breanna, Breayanna, Breeanna, Brenee, Briahna, Briana, Brianna, Briannah, Brianni, Briauna, Briaunna, Brieanna, Brienna, Briney, Brinna, Briny, Bryana, Bryanna, Bryauna, Brynna.

Bryna is an Irish feminine name used mostly in North America. An uncommon name meaning "Strong One", Bryna may be a variant form of Breena, a variant spelling of Brenna, or a variant of Brianna, the female form Brian.[1]

Some believe that the name Bryna is a feminine form of the Celtic Bren, derived from the root bri "strength," force." Alternatively, it may be derived from the Gaelic bran "raven."[2]

Bryna is also used as a Jewish name, as an anglicised form of Yiddish ברײַנע (Brayne).[3]

References

  1. http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Bryna "Meaning and name origin of Bryna"
  2. http://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/girl/bryna "Origin of the name Brenna"
  3. http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Brayne Brayne