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Obryan
How to Pronounce Obryan
Pronounced oh-BRY-un /oʊˈbraɪən/Medium
Meaning: Obryan takes the Irish surname O'Brien, in Irish Ua Briain, meaning a descendant of Brian, and drops the apostrophe to serve as a given name. Brian itself likely means high or noble. It also reads simply as an O-prefixed take on Bryan. The surname carries the prestige of the historic O'Brien clan.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Obryan comes from O'Brien, the Irish surname meaning a descendant of Brian, a name tied to the medieval high king Brian Boru. Written without the apostrophe, it appears in United States records from the early 1980s as a surname-style first name.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year around its mid-eighties high. A boy named Obryan then is in his forties now, from the era when Irish surnames were moving onto the first-name page.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Obryan mean?
It comes from the Irish surname O'Brien, meaning a descendant of Brian, used as a first name.
How do you pronounce Obryan?
It is said oh-BRY-un /oʊˈbraɪən/.
Is Obryan a boy or girl name?
Obryan is used as a boy's name.
Is Obryan a popular name?
No, it stayed rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak in the mid-eighties.