Brandon.
An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several places of that name.
Meaning & usage
An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several places of that name.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American and Canadian usage.
Let's go, Brandon!
Any of some towns and villages in England: A village in Brandon and Byshottles parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2339).
Any of some towns and villages in England: A small village in Hough-on-the-Hill parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9048).
Any of some towns and villages in England: A hamlet in Ingram parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0417).
Any of some towns and villages in England: A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, on the border with Norfolk (OS grid ref TL7886).
Any of some towns and villages in England: A small village in Brandon and Bretford parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4076).
A village in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
A coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Kiowa County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Buchanan County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A charter township in Oakland County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city and township in Douglas County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Rankin County, Mississippi.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Madison County, Montana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Perkins County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Franklin County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A city and township in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hill County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
A city in south-west Manitoba, Canada.
A rural town in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of Branton.
A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] from the Gaelic Mac Breandáin.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American usage, variant of Brendan.
Where this word comes from
From Irish Mac Breandáin (literally “son of Breandán”). Doublet of Brendan.
Joe Biden.
Where this word comes from
From let's go, Brandon, ultimately from Brandon L. Brown. Originated from a news reporter incorrectly describing NASCAR fans chanting "fuck Joe Biden" as chanting "let's go, Brandon".
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