Used by Matteo Maria Boiardo for a female knight in his epic poem Orlando Innamorato (1483). He possibly intended it to derive from Italian brado “wild, untamed, natural” and amante “loving” or perhaps Latin amantis “lover, sweetheart, mistress”, referring to her love for the Saracen Ruggiero. Bradamante also appears in Ludovico Ariosto’s poem Orlando Furioso (1532) and Handel’s opera Alcina (1735).
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning “friendship” or “sun” and ناز (naz) meaning “delight, comfort”. This is the name of a character in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.
People with the name Brigbam have a deep inner desire to use their abilities in leadership, and to have personal independence. They would rather focus on large, important issues, and delegate the details.