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O'brien
OriginIrish
Meaning"descendant of Brian"
GenderBoy & girl
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About O'brien
The use of O-prefixes could create the next wave of Irish-inflected names, offering an innovative way of honoring a relative with the old-fashioned moniker Brian. On Downton Abbey, the surname O'Brien was heard so often, it began to seem like a first.
O'brien for girls
This kind of authentic Irish surname makes a memorable first name for either sex, following in the path of all the Mac and Mc names recently popular.
Pronounced o-BRY-en.
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character on the British TV series "Downton Abbey"
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