May 16
Why this day? Bran is a short form of Brandon, and shares its name day.
Bran is celebrated in the United States and Argentina on May 16.
Bran is a short form of Brandon. It keeps its origin (Old English) and meaning — hill covered with broom, and shares its name day, May 16.
On birth records, Bran is rarely written as such: the Brans are Brandons (25,729 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Brandon page.
Bran is a short form of Brandon, which means hill covered with broom.
May 16, together with Brandon: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Brandon.
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