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/info/en/?search=Limmy Famous comedian, two time Scottish BAFTA winner, popular Twitch streamer.
These Welsh names (with meanings connected to high places) are maybe worth mentioning as related to Brian.
105.225.105.42 ( talk) 11:26, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
Is no longer the current taoiseach of Ireland, but the former taoiseach. Please fix. 85.24.189.252 ( talk) 23:19, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
== Confusing ==Wikipedia:Stand-alone_lists#Lists_of_people Anyone else a little confused? -- Dante Alighieri 22:59 19 May 2003 (UTC)
I've removed a couple of trivia items from this page, as they seem to be either covered by the Allpages link (Brian Griffin) or not actually known by the sole name 'Brian' (the film). Ziggurat 02:52, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
Removed some vandalism
Shouldn't "Brian Griffin" be mentioned on this page? At least one Brian should be. The "See also" with articles beginning with Brian has all the article, it doesn't have it in order by population. This is one of the few, if not the only one, name page I know that has no character listed. TheBlazikenMaster 16:43, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
P.s. Leave me a message to my talkpage as I'm not watching this page. TheBlazikenMaster 16:44, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Does it seem to anyone else like this entry is being frequently vandalized by unregistered users? It might be wise to semi-protect it. CyberRaptor 22:28, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
It has been fully protected expires 03:13, 31 October 2007 (UTC) Rgoodermote 10:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
This article suggests that Brian is an English name. It is widely used in England and English language countries, yes, but it is very much an Irish name that originated in Ireland. A more correct description would be "an Irish name widely used in English speaking countries". I can't think of a more Irish name than Brian!—Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.235.100.183 ( talk • contribs) 10 December 2009
Brian is not related to "Bre". So no, it does not signify hill or exalted or high, or any of that bovine excrement. This article is so bad, and incorrect, I don't even know where to begin! Bre is not equivalent to Bri in any Celtic language. Also no Celtic language has a "y" in it's alphabet. Bryan is an Anglicization of Brian. Technically speaking. 50.82.233.130 ( talk) 16:39, 6 April 2020 (UTC)(Brian, not logged)
Brian is also the name for a popular Facebook group that explores the ambiguous nature of words (primarily the word Brian) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Email.james ( talk • contribs) 04:05, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
The source for the part of this page that tells that "brian" is a Old French word from "maggot" has no reference and appears to be an abuse. If it isn't true, it's otherwise offensive.- 12.249.147.86 ( talk) 08:45, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
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"The surname Brian can also sometimes be a French surname; derived from the Old Occitan word brian, meaning "maggot" and used as a nickname.[2]"
The above phrase is a conflation of the meaning, "Brian" and therefore is incorrect and should be removed from the Wikipedia page. Not only is the statement false and misleading, it is abusive and offensive. Until this matter is cleared up with a breadth, depth, and richness of sources, I strongly challenge the user who posted this ill-informed, slanderous, dishonorable content. The phrase should be removed promptly if this entry is to be legitimate. Thank you.
Highandnoble ( talk) 17:22, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Aforementioned "explanations" are insufficient as they do not qualify as a breadth, depth or richness of sources. Would it be possible to indicate where the information in the Dictionary of American Family Names originated? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.14.69.14 ( talk)
Not mentioned anywhere in the article is the most common meaning attributed to the name Brian. Most sources have some variation of "strong" as the primary meaning of the name, and many also add some variation of "virtue" or "virtuous" to the meaning. A simple web search of the name will reveal the majority of sources giving these definitions. Please consider this information. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.189.49.194 ( talk) 09:45, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
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Brian Blessed was born in 1936, not 1937. 69.112.113.84 ( talk) 19:35, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
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It is possible that the name is derived from "Brigantos" an Old Celtic personal name meaning "high" or "noble".[1] For example, the element bre or briga means "hill"; which could be transferred to mean "eminence" or "exalted one".[2]
Variants of the name include Briant, Brien, Bran, Brion, Bryan, Bryant, Brjánn (in Icelandic), Bryon and Bragão (in Portuguese).[4] Variant spellings such as "Brien" are sometimes used as female given names, especially among members of the Irish diaspora.[5] Brigantus ( talk) 17:29, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
He was the #1 in the world junior tennis player. Seems more notable than a common Brian.
-- 2604:2000:E010:1100:7C7F:C180:7E73:E1CB ( talk) 18:29, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Stand-alone_lists#Lists_of_people states that the only names meeting our notability criteria may be listed; it says nothing about winnowing down that list to "the most common examples." It's quite subjective to decide that one Brian is "common" and another is not. As such, I've added a few entries. OhNoitsJamie Talk 19:11, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
Thanks. -- 184.153.21.19 ( talk) 23:22, 7 November 2020 (UTC)
Please add, “Brian Bagley (born 1978), Houston Trial Lawyer” 76.30.66.185 ( talk) 03:28, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
Please add under section Given name: individuals link to article on my (unrelated) name sake Brian Inglis (31 July 1916 – 11 February 1993) Irish journalist, historian, and television presenter - watching his programme All Our Yesterdays (TV series) on what happened 25 years previously, as a child got me interested in history Brian Inglis ( talk) 20:52, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
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/info/en/?search=Limmy Famous comedian, two time Scottish BAFTA winner, popular Twitch streamer.
These Welsh names (with meanings connected to high places) are maybe worth mentioning as related to Brian.
105.225.105.42 ( talk) 11:26, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
Is no longer the current taoiseach of Ireland, but the former taoiseach. Please fix. 85.24.189.252 ( talk) 23:19, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
== Confusing ==Wikipedia:Stand-alone_lists#Lists_of_people Anyone else a little confused? -- Dante Alighieri 22:59 19 May 2003 (UTC)
I've removed a couple of trivia items from this page, as they seem to be either covered by the Allpages link (Brian Griffin) or not actually known by the sole name 'Brian' (the film). Ziggurat 02:52, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
Removed some vandalism
Shouldn't "Brian Griffin" be mentioned on this page? At least one Brian should be. The "See also" with articles beginning with Brian has all the article, it doesn't have it in order by population. This is one of the few, if not the only one, name page I know that has no character listed. TheBlazikenMaster 16:43, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
P.s. Leave me a message to my talkpage as I'm not watching this page. TheBlazikenMaster 16:44, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
Does it seem to anyone else like this entry is being frequently vandalized by unregistered users? It might be wise to semi-protect it. CyberRaptor 22:28, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
It has been fully protected expires 03:13, 31 October 2007 (UTC) Rgoodermote 10:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
This article suggests that Brian is an English name. It is widely used in England and English language countries, yes, but it is very much an Irish name that originated in Ireland. A more correct description would be "an Irish name widely used in English speaking countries". I can't think of a more Irish name than Brian!—Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.235.100.183 ( talk • contribs) 10 December 2009
Brian is not related to "Bre". So no, it does not signify hill or exalted or high, or any of that bovine excrement. This article is so bad, and incorrect, I don't even know where to begin! Bre is not equivalent to Bri in any Celtic language. Also no Celtic language has a "y" in it's alphabet. Bryan is an Anglicization of Brian. Technically speaking. 50.82.233.130 ( talk) 16:39, 6 April 2020 (UTC)(Brian, not logged)
Brian is also the name for a popular Facebook group that explores the ambiguous nature of words (primarily the word Brian) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Email.james ( talk • contribs) 04:05, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
The source for the part of this page that tells that "brian" is a Old French word from "maggot" has no reference and appears to be an abuse. If it isn't true, it's otherwise offensive.- 12.249.147.86 ( talk) 08:45, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
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"The surname Brian can also sometimes be a French surname; derived from the Old Occitan word brian, meaning "maggot" and used as a nickname.[2]"
The above phrase is a conflation of the meaning, "Brian" and therefore is incorrect and should be removed from the Wikipedia page. Not only is the statement false and misleading, it is abusive and offensive. Until this matter is cleared up with a breadth, depth, and richness of sources, I strongly challenge the user who posted this ill-informed, slanderous, dishonorable content. The phrase should be removed promptly if this entry is to be legitimate. Thank you.
Highandnoble ( talk) 17:22, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Aforementioned "explanations" are insufficient as they do not qualify as a breadth, depth or richness of sources. Would it be possible to indicate where the information in the Dictionary of American Family Names originated? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.14.69.14 ( talk)
Not mentioned anywhere in the article is the most common meaning attributed to the name Brian. Most sources have some variation of "strong" as the primary meaning of the name, and many also add some variation of "virtue" or "virtuous" to the meaning. A simple web search of the name will reveal the majority of sources giving these definitions. Please consider this information. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.189.49.194 ( talk) 09:45, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
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Brian Blessed was born in 1936, not 1937. 69.112.113.84 ( talk) 19:35, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
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It is possible that the name is derived from "Brigantos" an Old Celtic personal name meaning "high" or "noble".[1] For example, the element bre or briga means "hill"; which could be transferred to mean "eminence" or "exalted one".[2]
Variants of the name include Briant, Brien, Bran, Brion, Bryan, Bryant, Brjánn (in Icelandic), Bryon and Bragão (in Portuguese).[4] Variant spellings such as "Brien" are sometimes used as female given names, especially among members of the Irish diaspora.[5] Brigantus ( talk) 17:29, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
He was the #1 in the world junior tennis player. Seems more notable than a common Brian.
-- 2604:2000:E010:1100:7C7F:C180:7E73:E1CB ( talk) 18:29, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Stand-alone_lists#Lists_of_people states that the only names meeting our notability criteria may be listed; it says nothing about winnowing down that list to "the most common examples." It's quite subjective to decide that one Brian is "common" and another is not. As such, I've added a few entries. OhNoitsJamie Talk 19:11, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
Thanks. -- 184.153.21.19 ( talk) 23:22, 7 November 2020 (UTC)
Please add, “Brian Bagley (born 1978), Houston Trial Lawyer” 76.30.66.185 ( talk) 03:28, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
Please add under section Given name: individuals link to article on my (unrelated) name sake Brian Inglis (31 July 1916 – 11 February 1993) Irish journalist, historian, and television presenter - watching his programme All Our Yesterdays (TV series) on what happened 25 years previously, as a child got me interested in history Brian Inglis ( talk) 20:52, 19 June 2024 (UTC)