What is the origin of the name O'Brien?
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Briain ‘descendant of Brian’ a personal name probably based on the element bre- ‘hill’ with the transferred sense ‘eminence’ i.e. ‘exalted one’. See also Bryan [...]
Lives of illustrious ... Irishmen, ed. by J. Wills
...and all on board, but Mr O'Brien and four other persona, perished. On his retorn to Europe" he was cast... (Ireland, Ireland - 1674)
...and all on board, but Mr O'Brien and four other persona, perished. On his retorn to Europe" he was cast... (Ireland, Ireland - 1674)
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Lives of illustrious ... Irishmen, ed. by J. Wills
...they had left the Cape, Mr O'Brien saw the ship he had quitted, founder, and every soul perish. He was... (Ireland - 1674)
...they had left the Cape, Mr O'Brien saw the ship he had quitted, founder, and every soul perish. He was... (Ireland - 1674)
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What is the origin of the name O'Brien?
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Briain ‘descendant of Brian’ a personal name probably based on the element bre- ‘hill’ with the transferred sense ‘eminence’ i.e. ‘exalted one’. See also Bryan [...]