BRENT  

Gender: M
Origin: English
Meaning: "dweller near the burnt land"

Popularity in 2008: #558

One of several blunt B names just this side of the gender divide.

Nicknames & Variations:
Brentin, Brenton, Brenten, Brentt, Brentan, Brennt

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Read Nameberry blog posts about Brent:

• MIDDLE NAMES: The Strange, The Ordinary, and The Embarrassing
• NAMES ON FIRE
• THESE NAMES ARE NOT GONE WITH THE WIND