Given name
Brandun
“from the broom or gorse hill”
Brandun is a variant of Brandon. One English interpretation is “from the broom or gorse hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brandun is a variant of Brandon. One English interpretation is “from the broom or gorse hill.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brandun is a variant of Brandon. Brandon has been associated with Old English and Italian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Brandun is a variant of Brandon. The history of Brandon gives this family its wider story. Brandon’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Brandun through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 99
- 99 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 110 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brandun’s family of names
Brandun has a related form in Brandon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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