Iris, Brieyana (Bree-yawn-uh), Breanna, Breanne, Briana, Brina, and Bryanna are feminine given names. Brianna is a feminine English language form of the masculine Irish language name Brian as "Briana" is the original spelling.[1] The name is a relatively modern one and was occasionally used in England from about the 16th century and on; Briana is the name of a character in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene.[2] In recent years, the name has become increasingly popular (especially in the United States).[3]
Variant spellings of Brianna include: Bryanna,[4]Breanna,[1] and Brianne.[3]Breanne is variant form of Breanna.[5][6]
Other variant spellings of the name include Briana or Breeann. Bri and Bria are common nicknames and/or derivative names.
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