Surname
Breatnach
Breatnach is a surname from Middle Irish. It is used in Irish.
Original IrishBreathnach
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Middle Irish Bretnach, built from Irish Breatain + -ach.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Breatnach’s family of names
In Irish usage, Breatnach as a surname has a related form in Breathnach.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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“sad, sorrowful”
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Teàrlach
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Briana
“from the high hill; one who ascends”
>99% girls
Brendanus
“king”
>99% boys
Bresnahan
“descendant of Brosnachán”
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Branagh
“Welsh; Welshman”
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Brígida
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>99% girls
Branagan
“descendant of Branagán”
60% boys · 40% girls