MEANING & HISTORY
What does Brent mean?
Brent is an English surname transferred into given-name use. Several source places in Devon and Somerset are associated with Old English brant, steep, referring to hills.
The topographical explanation is the relevant route for this surname-name. The short spelling should not be expanded into an unrelated longer name merely because it begins with similar sounds.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
English surname from placenames in Devon and Somerset, from Old English brant (“steep”), referring to hills. Compare Brents.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 20th century and later usage.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Brent
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Brent Chua
Filipino model
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Brent Manalo
Filipino actor, model (born 1997)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Brent Chua, Brent Manalo
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Brent in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Brent
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Bren♂♀Clipping of Brenda or Brendan
- Brett·Breton or Briton; surname-derived name
- Brenda♀Possibly from the Norse word for sword
- Bruno♂Germanic armour or brown name-element
- Kent·From the English county-name surname
- Brad♂Short form of Bradley, Bradford, and other Brad-names
- Brandy♀From the drink-name, ultimately Dutch burnt wine
- Breanna♀Variant of Briana, feminine of Brian
What rhymes with Brent?
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- Wikidata given-name item Q19817033 — Brent (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Brent Chua (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19817033 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Brent Manalo (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19817033 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Brent (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Brent (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.