O'Brien

See also: obrien

English

Etymology

Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Briain, meaning “descendant of Brian”.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /əˈbɹaɪən/
Rhymes: -aɪən

Proper noun

O’Brien

A surname from Irish.
- 2007 March 6, Julie Rutterford, Life on Mars, Season 2, Episode 3:
  Landlady: O'Brien? He don't live here any more. Not lived here for months. I made him sling his hook. Never paid his lodgings.
A number of places in the United States:
1. An unincorporated community in Shasta County, California.
2. An unincorporated community in Suwannee County, Florida.
3. A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon.
4. A minor city in Haskell County, Texas.
5. An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
A town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, also known as Eduardo O'Brien.

Derived terms

O'Brien County

See also

O'Brian

Anagrams

bonier, borine, neibor

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