What does Brittany mean?

Brittany means "from Little Britain"

How do we pronounce Brittany?

Brittany \brit-ta-ny, br-itt-any\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Brittany is pronounced BRIHT-ahNiy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Brittany: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Brittany?

Brittany's origin is Old English, and its use, English. Brittany's meaning is 'from Little Britain'. From britannia 'England' ; pretanike 'England'. The first name is derived from the Anglicized form of Bretagne, the name of the province in the peninsula to the northwest of France. The region was named after the Britons, who fled there after the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. The place name Brittany was used in the Middle Ages to differentiate the province known also as Little Britain, from Great Britain. The ultimate source is thus Britannia, the early Roman term for the island of England, or Pretanike, the equivalent Greek term. The first name has been regularly adopted by English speakers only since the 20th century, especially in the US. The name is commonly found with two syllables, such as in the form Britney, which is famously borne by the US pop singer Britney Spears (1981-). Brittany is a widely used name; it has 101 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms consist of Bretny meaning of name, name Brettanee, Brettaney pronounciation, short names for Brettani, baby name Brettanie, Brettany name variations, Bretteny meaning and origin, baby name Brettiney, what does the name Brettney mean, baby name Brettnie, name Bridnee meaning, Bridney name variations, Brit pronounciation, Britaina name, Britaine name, name Britani, what does the name Britania mean, Britannia definition, Briteney definition, Briteny meaning and origin, Britnee name variations, short names for Britney, Britni name, name Britnie meaning, Britny name variations, Britnye meaning and origin, name Briton, short names for Brittainny, name Brittainy origin, what does the name Brittamy mean, name Brittana origin, Brittane name popularity, what does the name Brittania mean, Brittaniee meaning, Brittann meaning, nicknames for Brittanya, meaning of Brittanyne, Brittell name, baby name Britten, Brittiani name popularity, name Brittianni origin, Brittiany pronounciation, name Brittin origin, Brittina meaning, what does the name Brittine mean, Brittinee name variations, nicknames for Brittini, Brittlin meaning and origin, short names for Brittlynn, Brittnaye definition, name Brittne, Brittnea name popularity, nicknames for Brittnee, Brittneigh name, Brittney pronounciation, Brittni name variations, nicknames for Brittnie, Brittny pronounciation, Britton name popularity, name Brittoni, name Brittony meaning, baby name Brittyne, baby name Brityn, Brityne name, Brytnea name popularity, Brytni meaning of name, Bryton name, name Bryttani, name Bryttine, and name Bryttney meaning. Other English forms consist of the shortenings Britt name popularity (used in Scandinavian as well), name Britta meaning (used in Scandinavian as well), and nicknames for Brittan, the diminutive forms baby name Bibi (used in Iranian, and Urdu as well), name Bret origin, short names for Brett, name Bretta meaning, name Brette origin, Britte definition, Brittie name, and Britty pronounciation, and the spelling variants Britanny definition, name Britany origin, Britianee definition, short names for Britknee, Brittanee meaning, short names for Brittaney, name Brittani meaning, Brittanie definition, Brittanni meaning, short names for Brittannie, Brittanny meaning, Brittenee name popularity, Britteney meaning, meaning of Brittenie, what does the name Britteny mean, Brittiney meaning and origin, Brittiny definition, what does the name Brittknee mean, and Bryttany meaning and origin. The Scandinavian Brita meaning is a form of Brittany that is used in foreign languages. Brittany is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name grew in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. At the height of its usage in 1989, 1.897% of baby girls were named Brittany. It ranked at #3 then. The baby name has since markedly dropped in popularity. In 2010, it ranked at #427 with a usage of 0.037%, however it was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its group. Brittany was thrice as popular as the next ranked name, Britney meaning, in 2010. Brittany has mostly been a baby girl name, although in the past century it has also been used for boys. In 1990, the name Brittany was given to 342 times more baby girls than boys.

A famous person named Brittany is Actress, Brittany Murphy, born 10 November 1977 - 20 December 2009, Atlanta, Georgia.

List of baby names that sound like Brittany:

the English baby name Britteney, the English Brittenie meaning, the English Brittiany meaning of name, the English Brittiney definition, the English name Brittony meaning, the Greek Berdina definition, the Greek Berdine pronounciation, the name Berdyna meaning, the English and German short names for Bertina, the name Bertyna name popularity, the name Birdeena name popularity, the name what does the name Birdena mean, the name Birdina name variations, the name Bradana pronounciation, the name short names for Bradanah, the name baby name Bradanna, the name name Braydana, the name nicknames for Brettanee, the name Brettaney meaning of name, and the name short names for Brettani.

The baby name Brittany fun facts:

The name Brittany in reverse order is "Ynattirb".

The numerological value of the name Brittany is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Brittany?

Brittany is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames