# Brandon
## English
### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈbɹændən/
* Rhymes: -ændən

### Etymology 1

From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of English Branton.

#### Proper noun

Brandon
* An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several places of that name.
** c. 1593, William Shakespeare, Richard III, act V, scene III:Sir William Brandon, you shall bear my standard.
* A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American and Canadian usage.
* Any of some towns and villages in England:
** A village in Brandon and Byshottles parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2339).
** A small village in Hough-on-the-Hill parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9048).
** A hamlet in Ingram parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0417).
** A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, on the border with Norfolk (OS grid ref TL7886).
** A small village in Brandon and Bretford parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4076).
* A village in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
* A coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland.
* A number of places in the United States:
** A census-designated place in Kiowa County, Colorado.
** A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida.
** A minor city in Buchanan County, Iowa.
** A charter township in Oakland County, Michigan.
** A minor city and township in Douglas County, Minnesota.
** A city, the county seat of Rankin County, Mississippi.
** A census-designated place in Madison County, Montana.
** An unincorporated community in Perkins County, Nebraska.
** A town in Franklin County, New York.
** An unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina.
** An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
** A city and township in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
** An unincorporated community in Hill County, Texas.
** A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont.
** A village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
* A city in south-west Manitoba, Canada.
* A rural town in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.

##### Derived terms

* Brandon and Bretford
* Brandon and Byshottles

### Etymology 2

From Irish Mac Breandáin (“son of Breandán”). Doublet of Brendan.

#### Proper noun

Brandon
* A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] from the Gaelic Mac Breandáin.
* A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American usage, variant of Brendan.

##### Quotations

* 1520 The Lyfe of Saynt Brandan. Translated from Dutch.Published by Wynkyn de Worde,1483:
    Here begynneth the lyfe of Saynt Brandon. Saynt Brandon, the holy man, was a monke, and borne in Yrlonde

##### Translations
### Etymology 3

From let's go, Brandon, ultimately from Brandon L. Brown. This was from a news reporter hiding NASCAR fans who were cursing at Joe Biden, resulting in its usage by critics of Joe Biden and Republicans.

#### Proper noun

Brandon
* (derogatory, US politics) Joe Biden.

##### Derived terms

* Dark Brandon

### References

* ↑ Parish map (Suffolk)

### Anagrams

* on-brand

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### Etymology

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From English Brandon, from Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Also via Irish Breandáin.

### Proper noun

Brandon
* a male given name from English