ブレンダン
Burendan[bɯ̟ɾẽ̞ndã̠ɴ]
The English male given name Brendan is expressed in Japanese as ブレンダン (Burendan).
ブレンダン is used as a male given name.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Burendan.
Did you know?
- When selecting 'ateji' for ブレンダン, a person might choose the kanji 練 (polish/discipline) and 旦 (dawn) to create a name that suggests 'one who polishes the dawn'.
- While ブレンダン is a phonetic transcription, some people choose 'ateji' to write their names in kanji. This means they select characters based on sound or meaning, allowing a person named Brendan to have a name that looks traditional Japanese.
- Because Japanese is a mora-timed language, ブレンダン has four beats, whereas 'Brendan' in English is usually squeezed into two syllables.
Examples in context
- ブレンダンさんは親切です。Burendan-san wa shinsetsu desu.Brendan is kind.
- あそこにブレンダンさんがいます。Asoko ni Burendan-san ga imasu.Brendan is over there.
- ブレンダンの名前を書いてください。Burendan no namae o kaite kudasai.Please write Brendan's name.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new classmate.
- 陽太 Yota新しいクラスメイトは誰？Atarashii kurasumeito wa dare?Who is the new classmate?
- 陽葵 Himariブレンダンさんだよ。Burendan-san da yo.It's Brendan.
- 陽太 Yotaブレンダンさんはどこにいるの？Burendan-san wa doko ni iru no?Where is Brendan?
- 陽葵 Himariあそこに座っているよ。Asoko ni suwatte iru yo.He is sitting over there.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “brendan” translations and entries ブレンダン, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
