Brandon

An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several places of that name.

Proper noun

  1. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several places of that name.
    • Sir William Brandon, you shall bear my standard. - c. 1593, William Shakespeare, Richard III, act V, scene III:
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American and Canadian usage.
  3. Any of some towns and villages in England:

    1. A village in Brandon and Byshottles parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2339).

    2. A small village in Hough-on-the-Hill parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9048).

    3. A hamlet in Ingram parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0417).

    4. A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, on the border with Norfolk (OS grid ref TL7886).

    5. A small village in Brandon and Bretford parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4076).

  4. A village in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
  5. A coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland.
  6. A number of places in the United States:

    1. A census-designated place in Kiowa County, Colorado.

    2. A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida.

      • A map of the Centers and Connections proposal includes the USF area, East Lake-Orient Park and some areas of Brandon. - 2024 August 7, Christopher Curry, “Hillsborough County planner’s work earns attention, accolades”,...

    3. A minor city in Buchanan County, Iowa.

    4. A charter township in Oakland County, Michigan.

    5. A minor city and township in Douglas County, Minnesota.

    6. A city, the county seat of Rankin County, Mississippi.

    7. A census-designated place in Madison County, Montana.

    8. An unincorporated community in Perkins County, Nebraska.

    9. A town in Franklin County, New York.

    10. An unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina.

    11. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.

    12. A city and township in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.

    13. An unincorporated community in Hill County, Texas.

    14. A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont.

    15. A village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.

  7. A city in south-west Manitoba, Canada.
  8. A rural town in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.

Origin

From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of Branton.

Derived

Brandon and Bretford Brandon and Byshottles

Proper noun Entry 2

  1. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] from the Gaelic Mac Breandáin.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American usage, variant of Brendan.

Origin

From Irish Mac Breandáin (“son of Breandán”). Doublet of Brendan.

Proper noun government, politics

  1. Joe Biden.

Origin

From let's go, Brandon, ultimately from Brandon L. Brown. Originated from a news reporter incorrectly describing NASCAR fans chanting "fuck Joe Biden" as chanting "let's go, Brandon".

Derived

branigger Dark Brandon