Britanne as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Britanne

What is the meaning of the name Britanne ?

The baby name Britanne is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /brɪˈtæn/ (bri-TAN).

Britanne is English, French in Origin.

Britanne is a modern elaboration of Brittany, itself taken from the French region name Brittany (Bretagne), ultimately from Latin Britannia “land of the Britons.” It thus carries the sense “from Brittany,” “a Briton,” or more broadly “of Britain.”

Given names based on Brittany surged in the English-speaking world from the late 1970s through the 1990s; Britanne appears sporadically as a rarer, Francophone-tinged spelling echoing names ending in -anne (e.g., Roxanne, Julianne). It is predominantly feminine today, though the underlying toponym and surname were historically unisex. Related forms and spellings include Brittany, Britany, Brittani, Brittanie, Brittnee, Brittney, Britney, Brittaney, and Brittanee; short forms Brit/Britt and Annie occur. Cognate references include French Bretagne and the demonyms Breton/Bretonne; the classical root is Britannia.