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Meaning of the nameBrenner

Brenner is a spelling of the name Brener, which means “head, chief (Celtic root brenn)”.

Meaning

“head, chief (Celtic root brenn)”

Meaning of the name Brener, of which Brenner is a spelling.

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Brener

People (2022)
1,776
Rank in Brazil
#5,557
Median age
21 years
2010 Census
1,010
people

Brenner in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Brenner, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (625 people).

0 women 1,765 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Brenner is most common

States with the highest share of people named Brenner in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Goiás 0.003%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  3. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais4260.002%
Goiás2380.003%
Rio de Janeiro2010.001%
São Paulo1950.000%
Pará870.001%
Bahia840.001%
Espírito Santo610.002%
Amazonas560.001%
Distrito Federal560.002%
Paraná470.000%
Mato Grosso470.001%
Rio Grande do Sul400.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul400.002%
Paraíba320.001%
Maranhão230.000%
Pernambuco230.000%
Santa Catarina210.000%
Tocantins170.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Brenner

The spelling with NN matches the German word Brenner, 'burner, distiller', and the name of the Alpine pass, according to Wiktionary. It also appears as a surname.

About the name Brener

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil relates Brener to a mountain and a renowned mountain pass in Europe and derives the name from Celtic brenn, 'head, chief', with a cross-reference to Breno. It records Brenner as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,338 people named Brener, with a median age of 22, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.

Other spellings of Brener

SpellingPeople (2022)
Brener2,338
Brenner1,776

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Brener · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Brenner · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Brenner

What does the name Brenner mean?

Brenner means “head, chief (Celtic root brenn)”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. This is the meaning of the name Brener, of which Brenner is a spelling.

How many people are named Brenner in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,776 people with the first name Brenner, which ranks it number 5,557 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Brenner a boy's or a girl's name?

Brenner is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,765 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Brenner?

Brenner is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Brenner most common?

Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Brenner (238 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Brenner?

Brener. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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