Brendan

My name is Brendan, many people say it it is pronounced brendin. many people have difficulties pronouncing my proper name and call me brandin. I have only ever once met someone with my same name in'ter's of pronunciation and spelling. Although n't as common as the improper pronunciation, a common misspelling is Brenden. Once I'met a guy in a gas station. I looked at his tag and thought It'said Brendan. When i looked a second time It'said Brenden. I gave a n'ticable sigh as it had gotten my hopes up. They guy at the gas station aked what i was sighing about and i told I thought we had the'same name but i was wrong. He then asked what my name was and i told him it was Brendan. He then commeted that his name tag was just a misprint and his name was actually Brendan, i asked him how the real spelling was and it was the'same! I'made a point of calling him brendan and said bye brendan as I was leaving. So there is my only encounter meeting my own name.

"ew. too easliy confused with brandon" Brandon?! Bleagh! i've met several dozen Brandon's in my life, but only two Brendans. (I was named in 1987.) We're a much rarer breed. I'met a Garifuna guy named Brendan in a small village in Belize -- we made an I'mediate bond. Incidentally, Saint Brendan, a warrior monk from Ireland was one of the first Europeans to set foot on North America, way back in'the 5th Century. However, I read somewhere that in gaellic, Brendan means "dirty hair." That may be apocryphal.

My name is Brendan, I know that everyone here says their names are always mispronounced, but almost everyone i know pronounces my name correctly.

This is a helpful spelling when people wish for their child to have the name pronounced "X..zay..v..er" or sometimes in quickly spoken english "ig..zay..v..er". The traditional spelling of "Xavier" is pronounced "Ha..v..heir" in the Basque country and in Spain and pronounced "Zay..v..er" in English speaking countries. I feel this is a fantastic spelling of this name because it helps English speakers clearly pronounce the name with the "X" as the parents intended. If this is not your intent and you wish for it to be pronounced "Zay..v..er" use the traditional spelling.

I know someone with this name, but It's spelled Brendon. I like Brendon better than Brendan. Anyways, yes he gets called Brandon (Brendon is SO much better than Brandon) and i've heard his mom call him Bren. I love the name Brendon :) <3

well It's my name as well and people like it very much where i live 'egypt'.. it is originally arabic means 'she who weans'! lol the dughter of the prophet's name Isn't Fatma . It's fatemat-al-zahraa tottaly diferent meaning. but I like my name cos some people think It's exotic and some think its classic or traditional which is nice too. although it is arabic but only a few egyptian women are called fatma nowadays people cal their daughters Sarah, Dina, .. you know modern names. and since fashion repeats itself hehe fatma repeats itself. its gettin cooler now. Farida as well old and means 'unique'. the n ame fatma gives impression of originality and class. also of tenderness and uniquness and femininity. the only down side here is that it may be considered old but stylish at the'same time!!

Quick questions for all you Brendans out there...Im the little sister of a Brendan, and I have always shortened his name to Bren, is this common for all of you? But I feel for all of you with the'spelling and pronuciation, my name is Kacie and people never get that right.

Love the name Brendan. It's always mispronounced; my six-year-old son Brendan already spells his name out when giving it to someone who doesn't know, like at school, because they're con'tantly calling him Brandon. When he was a baby and people would ask, I tried pronouncing it as "Brindin" so people wouldn't hear a short "a" sound, but I just felt stupid and gave that up. Still love the name though; my name is fairly uncommon and always mispronounced/misspelled so I'm used to it I guess.

Love the name! Of course, everyone also says Brandon. Brendan is n't that uncommon, but I get sick of people calling my son'the wrong name and misspelling it. It's n't rocket science people!

My name is 'Brendan' and everyone spells it Brendon when i say mi name to them but hey i dont really worry that much as long as i hear Brendan ill answer, but i do like the name brandon i perfer it any way. I have a name bag that has brendon written on it. Its a nice name i like it

My little brother's name is Brendan. Like everyone else, people mistakenly call him Brandon... though it doesn't seem to be happening as much as it used to. I always thought that mistake was weird, as I knew 3 Brendans (aside from my brother) just in my very small high school, and have never known a Brandon. I like Brendan way more than Brandon. Better flava.

My name is Brendan and people have got my name wrong since the first day of kindergarten. When I first meet someone and tell them my name, I'd say its a 50/50 split on whether or n't they get it right, or call me Brandon. It's cool that actors like Brendan Fraser are popular so more people know about this name and get it right more often.

I think I speak for all Brendans when I say that we feel far superior to those lesser folk, the Brandons. (We need n't even speak of the Brandens, who must have difficulties enough.) Brendan is, demon'trably, the proper'spelling for our name, no matter how popular that'stupid zip code Fox show was.

In'the U.S. people mispronounce and misspell my name all the time. I pretty much answer to an'thing that'sounds remotely close to Brendan. That being said, I love my name and the fact that's It's relatively unique - at least in'the'states. I rarely meet anyone with the'same name as me and when I do I feel a special connection with that person! :-)

i love this name'so much my favourite character is called that lol