Brittany

Meaning

Brittany is ultimately a regional name meaning “from Brittany,” the historic Celtic area in northwest France. In older naming traditions, it became a given name by borrowing the place name, rather than from a personal-name root. The excerpts point to Brittany as the place associated with Breton and saintly popularity, but not to a separate older personal-name meaning.

Origin

Fun fact

Its rise as a given name is modern compared with many classic Christian names: it gained popularity as a fashionable place-name name rather than from a saint’s personal name.