Brittany (name)
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Brittany |
| Region of origin | United States |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Britney, Brittny, Britnee |
| 1960s | |
Brittany is a female given name, after the Brittany region of France, first given in the United States in 1966. It was frequently given in the United States in the late 1980s and early 1990s, peaking in popularity at rank 3 in 1991/2.[1]
Other variant spellings include Brittney, Brittny, Britnee, and Brittani.
In entertainment[]
- Brittany Byrnes (born 1987), actress
- Brittany Curran (born 1990), actress
- Brittany Daniel (born 1976), actress
- Brittany Finamore, actress
- Brittany Flickinger, reality TV personality
- Brittany Hargest, singer and dancer
- Britney Spears (born 1981), American singer
- Britney Young (born 1987/1988), an American actress
- Brittany Murphy (1977–2009), American actress
- Brittany O'Grady (born 1996), American actress
- Brittany Sheets (born 1988), better known as Mars Argo, singer-songwriter and Internet personality
- Brittany Snow (born 1986), actress
- Brittany Tiplady (born 1991), actress
- Brittany Underwood (born 1988), actress
In sports[]
- Brittany Bock (born 1987), American soccer player
- Brittany Bowe (born 1988), American long-track speed skater
- Brittany Boyd (born 1993), American basketball player
- Brittany Broben (born 1995), Australian diver
- Brittany Brown, American professional wrestler
- Brittney Griner (born 1990), American basketball player
- Brittany Jackson (born 1983), basketball player
- Brittany Lincicome (born 1985), American golfer
- Brittany Baxter (born 1985), Canadian soccer player
- Brittany Viola (born 1987)), American platform diver
Other[]
- Britnee Timberlake (born 1986), American politician
- Brittanie Cecil (1988–2002), teen who died when a puck hit her in the face during an NHL hockey game
- Brittany Hensel, sister to Abigail Hensel; the two are dicephalic conjoined twins
- Brittani Kline, American fashion model and America's Next Top Model contestant
- Brittany "Bre" Scullark, American fashion model and America's Next Top Model contestant
- Brittany "McKey" Sullivan, American fashion model and America's Next Top Model contestant
Pseudonyms[]
- Brittany CoxXx (born 1978), American trans woman performer.
Fictional characters[]
- Brittany Marsino, a character in the TV series The Young and the Restless
- Brittany Miller, member of the Chipettes
- Brittany Pierce, a character in the TV series Glee
- Brittany Quilty, a character in the film Cyberbully
- Brittany Rose, a character in the film Cyberbully
- Brittany Weston, a character in the TV series Thirtysomething
- Brittany Forgler, the protagonist in the film Brittany Runs a Marathon
- Brittney Wong, a minor character in the cartoon series, Star Vs. the Forces of Evil
- Brittany Taylor, a character in the cartoon series, Daria
- Brittany "Brit" Crust, an antagonist from the cartoon series, My Life as a Teenage Robot
- Brittany, a character from the video game, Pikmin 3
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Popularity for the name Brittany - Behind the Name". www.behindthename.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
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