Brett

Celtic
"from Brittany"

Brett Origin and Meaning

The name Brett is a boy's name of Celtic origin meaning "from Brittany".

Football great Brett Favre single-handedly kept this name in the limelight, though it continues to sink in popularity.

Brett originated in the Middle Ages as an ethnic name for one of the Bretons who arrived in Britain in the wake of the Norman Conquest.

# 915 in the US

Brett Rank in US Top 1000

# 1433 on Nameberry

Brett Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Brett Popularity

Famous People Named Brett

  • Brett Lorenzo Favre
    American football player
  • Brett Andrew Hull
    Canadian,American ice hockey player
  • Brett Michael Gardner
    American baseball player
  • Brett Russell Lawrie
    American baseball player
  • Brett Dier
    Canadian actor
  • Brett Patrick Dalton
    American actor
  • Brett Ratliff
    American NFL football player
  • Brett Lee
    Australian cricketer
  • Brett Lewis Anderson
    English singer of band Suede
  • Brett Scallions
    American lead singer of band Fuel
  • Brett Davern
    American actor
  • George Howard Brett
    American baseball player

Brett in Pop Culture

  • Brett Montgomery
    character in French,Canadian parody soap "Le coeur a ses raisons"
  • Brett William Talbot
    character on MTV's "Teen Wolf"
  • Lord Brett Sinclair
    character on TV's "The Persuaders!"
  • Brett Marcus
    character on TV's best friends whenever