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Summary
- No one named Brittney appears in the Bible, and neither Brittany nor Britain is mentioned in it.
- Brittney is a spelling of Brittany, a first name taken from the region of France called Bretagne, from the Latin Britannia, “land of the Britons.”
- The region is named for Britons who settled there from the late fourth to the sixth century, many of them escaping the Anglo-Saxon invasions.
- The name has no Hebrew form or Hebrew meaning.
- Brittany reached third place for American girls in 1989; Brittney reached 41st the same year.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Behind the Name, “Brittany,” “Brittney” and “Britney,” with United States popularity figures from Social Security Administration data. https://www.behindthename.com/name/brittany
- “Brittany,” Wikipedia, sections on the name, the immigration of the Britons and religion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany
- “Brittany (name),” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany_(name)
- Scripture reference: Romans 15:24, 28, English Standard Version.
