Bryna is an
Irish feminine name used mostly in
North America
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. An uncommon name meaning "Strong One", Bryna may be a variant form of Breena, a variant spelling of
Brenna, or a variant of
Brianna, the female form
Brian.
Some believe that the name Bryna is a feminine form of the
Celtic
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**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
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Bren, derived from the root ''bri'' "strength," force." Alternatively, it may be derived from the Gaelic ''bran'' "raven."
Bryna is also used as a
Jewish name
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, as an anglicised form of
Yiddish
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''ברײַנע'' (Brayne).
Brayne
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Irish-language feminine given names