Friday, December 2, 2011
How Brian got his name.
Brian is of Celtic origin. Behindthename suggests that it is possibly related to the old Celtic element bre meaning hill. Now the Celts have an ancient Indian connect. Many of their words and customs are Proto-Indo-European in nature. Just like Bre in Celtic, the Bri in Sanskrit also means hill. So it is highly possible that Brian was derived from the Sanskrit Brihan which means 'hill-like' or 'as big as a hill' or by extension 'great'. This aspect of Brihan is what, we in India, are aware of, today. Brihan Mumbai for example, means Greater Mumbai. If Brihan Mumbai were a Celtic town, it would have been Brian Mumbai!
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Hi Sir,
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed by your work.. Hats off to u sir..
We are a Indian - Tamil couple in the look out of name for our new born baby boy.
We are struggling to find a suitable name for our boy that is Indian, unique, short, global and easily pronounceable..
Brihan is the top name in our list..
Wondering if Brihan Jay followed by my first name(Aakash) would be a good name..
I am concerned because.. Even with this 'great' meaning this name is not popular in India..
Want to be sure we are choosing the right name and not making a blunder by trying to get a unique name.. that is inappropriate. Please help us out...
Thanks
Aakash