Names

Variant of Brewer, originally a feminine form of the occupational term.

Occupational name for a maker of ale or beer.

Originally a name given to someone who was a Breton or a person from Brittany.

Indicated a person from the town of Breetz in Brandenburg, Germany. The meaning of the town’s name is unknown.

French form of Brett.

Originally derived from the name of a hill (or the village nearby) in Somerset, perhaps derived from a Celtic word meaning “hill”.

From Irish Ó Braonáin meaning “descendant of Braonán”, a byname meaning “rain, moisture, drop” (with a diminutive suffix).

From Old High German breit “broad” and bart “beard”, originally a nickname for someone with a full beard.

Originally denoted one who came from the town of Breisach, in Germany. The town’s name is possibly from a Celtic word meaning “breakwater”.

Occupational name derived from Middle High German brie “porridge”.