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[Kathleen O'Brien]

>The only precedent I can find concerning it says:
>
>"Brenna is only marginally justifiable for the Classical 
>Mediterranean area. It's use in an Anglo-Irish name as one 
>of two given names becomes two steps beyond period practice, 
>as Anglo-Irish names did not use double given names in period. 
>(Da'ud ibn Auda, LoAR October 1994, p. 17)"
>
>It was registered as recently as 09/00, without comment, in a
>Gaelic-language name.


Brenna is also discussed in the problem names article "Concerning the Names
Brianna, Branna, Brenna, and Brenda" at:

http://www.medievalscotland.org/problem/names/brianna.shtml

Mari