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Breauna

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Pronounced bree-AH-nuh /briˈɑː.nə/Medium

Meaning: Breauna is an ornate spelling of Briana or Breanna, the feminine of the Irish name Brian, generally taken to mean 'noble', 'high' or 'strong'. It carries Brian's meaning in an elaborated modern form.Medium

In 30 seconds: Breauna is a decorative spelling of Briana, the feminine of Irish Brian, 'noble'. It rose in the nineties and peaked in 1997.
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Origin MediumIrish
MeaningBreauna is an ornate spelling of Briana or Breanna, the feminine of the Irish name Brian, generally taken to mean 'noble', 'high' or 'strong'. It carries Brian's meaning in an elaborated modern form.
U.S. rank (2016)#16673 ↘ Falling
2016 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1997
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,462

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199719842016

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Breauna is an elaborated spelling of Briana, the feminine form of Brian, an Irish name usually glossed as 'noble', 'high' or 'strong'. Briana and its variants surged in the nineteen-eighties and nineties; the Breauna spelling, with its French-looking -eau-, appears in American records from the mid-eighties.

It reached its high point in 1997 and faded through the two-thousands, part of the general cooling of the Briana cluster. Breauna reads as a nineties coinage-spelling worn by young women now in their late twenties; the sound survives through Briana, while this form is dated. Its spelling misleads English readers, so the audio is guided from the respelling.

Did you know? Breauna is one of a striking number of Briana spellings — Breanna, Bryana, Breeana, Breauna — showing how far parents would go to individualize a popular Irish-rooted name.
Overall data confidence 68%
References — Breauna — Spelling of Briana, feminine of Brian 'noble'; SSA peak 1997

Variations

BrianaBreannaBryanaBreeanna

Nicknames

BreeBri

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Breauna mean?

Breauna is a spelling of Briana, the feminine of Brian, an Irish name meaning 'noble' or 'high'.

How do you pronounce Breauna?

It's said bree-AH-nuh /briˈɑː.nə/ — three syllables, stress in the middle.

Is Breauna a boy or girl name?

Breauna is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Breauna?

Breauna was an uncommon nineties spelling that crested in the late nineties and faded through the two-thousands.

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