Ó Broin

Irish

Etymology

Literally “descendant of Bran”, from bran (“raven”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːˈbˠɾˠinʲ/

Proper noun

Ó Broin m (genitive Uí Bhroin)

  1. a male surname, feminine equivalent Ní Bhroin
  • Mac Broin

Descendants

  • → English: Burns, Byrne, O'Byrne, Byron

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ó Broin
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Ó Broin nÓ Broin hÓ Broin not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • MacLysaght, Edward (1985) “(O) Byrne”, in The Surnames of Ireland, sixth edition, Dublin: Irish Academic Press, →ISBN, page 32; reprinted 1999
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