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Meaning

The name Bryant has the following meaning:

Variation of Brian. A name with attitude, thanks to its unique spelling with a 'y'.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Bryant is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 324 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Bryant fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 4 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 408 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Bryant in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Bryant is pronounced as bry-unt

Origins

Bryant originates from the Gaelic language.
See other suggested Gaelic boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Bryant and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Bryant: Boys - Alan, Camden, Conley, Connor, Craig, Cullen, Dailey, Daray, Darrah, Darren, Demond, Girls - Nealie, Both genders - Erin

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Bryant:

Style

We think the name Bryant should fall under the following style category: Last Names.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Bryant to be: A bright and cheery guy

In one word, you might describe Bryant as a(n) "cheery" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Bryant (or its variants) are:

Paul William Bear Bryant, born on 11 September, a famous coach. Paul William Bear Bryant's background: An American college football coach. He was best known as the longtime head coach of the University of Alabama football team. At the University of Alabama, Paul W. Bryant Museum and Bryant-Denny Stadium are named in his honor. Prior to arriving at Alabama, Bryant was head football coach at the University of Maryland, the University of Kentucky, and Texas A&M University.

Albert Bryant, Jr. , born on 22 February, a famous general. Albert Bryant, Jr. 's background: An African-American Army General currently serving as NATO Chief of Staff for the Kosovo Force. General Bryant was the Chief of Western Hemisphere Operations in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack and was Assistant Division Commander of the 4th Infantry Division at the time of the division's detection and capture of fugitive deposed Iraqi dictator Sadaam Hussein.

Kobe Bean Bryant, born on 23 August, a famous basketballer. Kobe Bean Bryant's background: An American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant is the only son of former Philadelphia 76ers player and former Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant. His parents named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu.
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