Brianna (also commonly spelled Briana) is an English name. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A name ( Etymology: from OE nama akin to OHG namo, Latin Nomen, and Greek όνομα ( It is the modern English feminine form of Brian. In Linguistics, grammatical genders, sometimes also called Noun classes are classes of nouns reflected in the behavior of associated words every noun must belong See the page on Brian for the etymological origin of the name. The two most common pronunciations are "brē-ä-nä" or "brē-ǎ-nä".

Other forms of the name include:

• Brea, Breana, Breann, Breanna, BreAnna, Breanne
• Bree, Breeana, Breeanna, Breen, Breena, Brehanna, Brheanna
• Breiana
• Brenna, Brennah, Breenah
• Breyana
• Bri, Bria, Briahna, Briana, Brianna, Briane, Briann, Briana, Briannah, Brianne, Briannon, Briarna
• Brieana, Brieanna, Brienn, Brienna, Brienne
• Brina,
• Bryana, Bryann, Bryanna, Bry, Bryanne, Bryna, Brianica, Beronica

Breton forms of the name include:

• Briaca, Briaga