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Brian
Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan (given name), Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish language, Irish and Breton language, Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan language, Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. It is possible that the name is derived from an Celtic languages, Old Celtic word meaning "high" or "noble". For example, the element ''bre'' means "hill"; which could be transferred to mean "eminence" or "exalted one". The name is quite popular in Ireland, on account of Brian Boru, a 10th-century High King of Ireland. The name was also quite popular in East Anglia during the Middle Ages. This is because the name was introduced to England by Bretons following the Norman Conquest. Bretons also settled in Ireland along with the Normans in the 12th century, and 'their' name was mingled with the 'Irish' version. Also, in the north-west of England, the 'Irish' name was introduced by Scandinavian settlers from Ireland. Within the Gaelic-speakin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Boru
Brian Boru (; modern ; 23 April 1014) was the High King of Ireland from 1002 to 1014. He ended the domination of the High King of Ireland, High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill, and is likely responsible for ending Vikings, Viking invasions of Ireland. Brian Boru is mentioned in the Annals of Inisfallen and in Chronicon Scotorum as "Brian mac Cennétig" (Brian, son of Cennétig). The name ''Brian of Bóruma'' or ''Brian Boru'' was given to him posthumously. Brian built on the achievements of his father, Cennétig mac Lorcain, and especially his elder brother, Mathgamain mac Cennétig, Mathgamain. Brian first made himself king of Munster, then subjugated Kingdom of Leinster, Leinster, eventually becoming High King of Gaelic Ireland, Ireland. He was the founder of the O'Brien dynasty, and is widely regarded as one of the most successful and unifying monarchs in medieval Ireland. With a population of under 500,000 people, Ireland had over 150 kings, with greater or lesser dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brianna (given Name)
Brianna, Breanna, Briana, 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. 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''. In recent years, the name has become increasingly popular, especially in the United States. Variant spellings of Brianna include Brianne and Breanne (a variant form of Breanna). People with the given name Breanna * Breanna Clark (born 1994), American Paralympic relay runner * Breanna Conrad (born 1989), American television personality * Breanna Hargrave (born 1982), Australian track cyclist * Breanna Koenen (born 1994), Australian rules footballer * Breanna Labadan (born 2006), Filipina gymnast * Breanna Leslie (born 1991), American pentathlete, heptathlete, and hurdler * Breanna Myles (born 2003), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brianne (given Name)
Brianne is a given name variant of Brianna. Notable people with the name include: * Brianne Berkson (born 1985), American actress * Brianne Davis (born 1982), American actress * Brianne Desa (born 2000), Canadian-Guyanese footballer * Brianne Howey (born 1989), American actress * Brianne Jenner (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player * Brianne Leary (born 1957), American actress * Brianne McLaughlin (born 1987), American ice hockey player * Brianne Moncrief (born 1983), American actress * Brianne Murphy (1933–2003), British cinematographer * Brianne Nadeau (born 1980), Democratic politician * Brianne Nelson (born 1980), American long-distance runner * Brianne Pfannenstiel (born 1988), American journalist * Brianne Reed (born 1994), American soccer player * Brianne Siddall Brianne Siddall (born August 25, 1963 in Encino, California), also known under her stage names of Jetta E. Bumpy, Ian Hawk, Murray Blue, Jetta Bird, and Brianne Brozey, is an American voice actr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briant (other)
Briant may refer to: ; Places * Briant, Saône-et-Loire, a commune in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France ; People * Alexander Briant (1556–1581), an English Jesuit and martyr, executed at Tyburn * Frank Briant (1863–1934), a British Liberal politician and Civil Servant * Gavin Briant (born 1969), a former Zimbabwean cricket player * George Briant (1828-1914), an Australian cricket player * George (1901-2005) and Germaine Briant (1903-2005), an American couple married for 83 years * Michael E. Briant (born 1942), a British television director * Pierre Briant (born 1940), a French Iranologist, Professor of History and Civilisation of the Achaemenid World * Robin Briant (born 1939), New Zealand doctor * Shane Briant (1946–2021), an English actor and novelist * Vincent Briant (born 1986), a French professional football player ; Fictional characters * Claudia Briant, from the British soap opera ''Doctors'' See also * Briand (other) * Bryant (other) {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High King Of Ireland
High King of Ireland ( ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and was later sometimes assigned anachronously or to legendary figures. Medieval and early modern Irish literature portrays an almost unbroken line of High Kings, ruling from the Hill of Tara over a hierarchy of lesser kings, stretching back thousands of years. Modern historians believe this scheme was crafted in the 8th century from the various genealogical traditions of powerful dynasties, and intended to justify their status by projecting it far into the past.Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, "Ireland, 400–800", in Dáibhí Ó Cróinín (ed.), ''A New History of Ireland 1: Prehistoric and Early Ireland'', Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 182–234. John T. Koch explains: "Although the kingship of Tara was a special kingship whose occupants had aspirations towards supremacy among the kings of Irela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous language, indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was the majority of the population's first language until the 19th century, when English (language), English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century, in what is sometimes characterised as a result of linguistic imperialism. Today, Irish is still commonly spoken as a first language in Ireland's Gaeltacht regions, in which 2% of Ireland's population lived in 2022. The total number of people (aged 3 and over) in Ireland who declared they could speak Irish in April 2022 was 1,873,997, representing 40% of respondents, but of these, 472,887 said they never spoke it and a further 551,993 said they only spoke it within the education system. Linguistic analyses o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan (given Name)
Bryan is a masculine given name. It is a variant spelling of the masculine given name ''Brian''. Origin and meaning The given name ''Bryan'' is a variant of the given name ''Brian''. Its spelling is influenced by the surname '' Bryan''. The given name ''Brian'' is thought to be derived from an Old Celtic word meaning "high" or "noble". Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) 1pp. 28-29. People with the name *Bryan Adams (born 1959), Canadian musician * Bryan Alberts (born 1994), American–Dutch basketball player * Bryan Avery (1944–2017), British architect * Bryan Breeding (born 1994), American singer * Bryan Bresee (born 2001), American football player * Bryan Brock, American football player * Bryan Bronson, American hurdler * Bryan Brown, Australian actor *Bryan Clauson, American race car driver * Bryan Cochrane, Canadian curler *Bryan Cohen (born 1989), American-Israeli basketball player * Bryan Coker, American academic administrator *Bryan Cox (born 1968), American football pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, French people, French, Flemish people, Flemish, and Bretons, Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror. William's claim to the English throne derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor, who may have encouraged William's hopes for the throne. Edward died in January 1066 and was succeeded by his brother-in-law Harold Godwinson. The Norwegian king Harald Hardrada invaded northern England in September 1066 and was victorious at the Battle of Fulford on 20 September, but Godwinson's army defeated and killed Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September. Three days later on 28 September, William's invasion force of thousands of men and hundreds of ships landed at Pevensey in Sussex in southern England. Harold marched south to oppose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan (surname)
Bryan is a surname found in the English-speaking world. This surname has several different origins. One origin of the name is from an Anglo-Norman name, ''de Brionne'', derived from either of two places called ''Brionne'' in the north of France—one is Brionne, in Eure; the other is Brionne in Creuse. It may also come from ''de Brienne'' from Brienne-le-Château. Another origin of the surname is as a patronymic, being borne by someone who was son of an individual named Bryan. In addition to being found in Brittany, it was used among the Breton followers of the Normans who appear in England and Ireland. Alternatively, Bryan might be the anglicized form of the Irish surname O'Brien. The Irish spelling of the surname Brien, Brian or the Norman spelling Bryan would then have a much longer origin in Ireland than in Brittany, predating the Normans. People with the surname A * Albert Vickers Bryan (1899–1984), American judge * Albert Vickers Bryan Jr. (1926–2019), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany
Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duchy of Brittany, duchy before being Union of Brittany and France, united with the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a provinces of France, province governed as a separate nation under the crown. Brittany is the traditional homeland of the Breton people and is one of the six Celtic nations, retaining Culture of Brittany, a distinct cultural identity that reflects History of Brittany, its history. Brittany has also been referred to as Little Britain (as opposed to Great Britain, with which it shares an etymology). It is bordered by the English Channel to the north, Normandy to the northeast, eastern Pays de la Loire to the southeast, the Bay of Biscay to the south, and the Celtic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its land area is 34,023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
