Brianna is not in the Bible, and its meaning is not settled. It is the feminine of Brian, and Brian’s own origin is uncertain — possibly from a Celtic root meaning hill or high, possibly from one meaning might or power. The feminine form is younger than most people assume. It appears in Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene in 1590, which makes it a poet’s coinage, like Vanessa and Geraldine. What does the name Brianna mean? High, or strong, or…

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