Meaning 
The name Brenda has the following meaning: It means "Burning" in Old English, but may also have originated from Norse, meaning "sword".
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Brenda is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 207 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Brenda fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 61 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 403 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Brenda in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Brenda is pronounced as bran-duh Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Brenda and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Brenda: Boys - Girls - Blossom, Chelsea, Daisy, Eartha, Eda, Gilda, Hayley, Holly, Hope, Both genders - Ashley, Beverly, Courtney, Edith, Hazel, Ivy
Variants 
Style 
We think the name Brenda should fall under the following style category: The 70's. See other The 70's girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Brenda to be: A business-like woman who is a workaholicIn one word, you might describe Brenda as a(n) " capable" person. See other "capable" names for girls.
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