from Ó Bruacháin ‘descendant of Bruachán’ a byname apparently meaning ‘large-bellied’. This name has also been anglicized as Banks and Bank as if from Irish bruach ‘a bank’. [...]
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Les Potins de Paris (Paris. 1918) - 1918/09/12 (Année 2, N°77)
What is the origin of the name Brohan?
from Ó Bruacháin ‘descendant of Bruachán’ a byname apparently meaning ‘large-bellied’. This name has also been anglicized as Banks and Bank as if from Irish bruach ‘a bank’. [...]