# Brianna

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For other uses, see [Brianna (disambiguation)](/source/Brianna_(disambiguation)).

**Brianna**, **Breanna**,[1] **Briana**, and **Bryanna**[2] are feminine [given names](/source/Given_name). Brianna is a feminine [English language](/source/English_language) form of the masculine [Irish language](/source/Irish_language) name [Brian](/source/Brian) as "Briana" is the original spelling.[1] The name is a relatively modern one and was occasionally used in England from about the 16th century and on; Briana is the name of a character in [Edmund Spenser](/source/Edmund_Spenser)'s *[The Faerie Queene](/source/The_Faerie_Queene)*.[3] In recent years, the name has become increasingly popular, especially in the United States.[4]

Variant spellings of Brianna include [Brianne](/source/Brianne)[4] and [Breanne](/source/Breanne) (a variant form of Breanna).[5][6] [Briannin](/source/Briannin) is also a growing modern use.

## People with the given name

### Breanna

- [Breanna Clark](/source/Breanna_Clark) (born 1994), American Paralympic relay runner
- [Breanna Conrad](/source/Breanna_Conrad) (born 1989), American television personality
- [Breanna Hargrave](/source/Breanna_Hargrave) (born 1982), Australian track cyclist
- [Breanna Koenen](/source/Breanna_Koenen) (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
- [Breanna Labadan](/source/Breanna_Labadan) (born 2006), Filipina gymnast
- [Breanna Leslie](/source/Breanna_Leslie) (born 1991), American pentathlete, heptathlete, and hurdler
- [Breanna Myles](/source/Breanna_Myles) (born 2003), American beauty pageant titleholder
- [Breanna Sinclairé](/source/Breanna_Sinclair%C3%A9) (born 1991), American singer
- [Breanna Stewart](/source/Breanna_Stewart) (born 1994), American basketball player
- [Breanna Yde](/source/Breanna_Yde) (born 2003), American actress

### Briana

- [Briana Banks](/source/Briana_Banks) (born 1978), German-American pornographic actress and model
- [Briana Binch](/source/Briana_Binch) (born 1987), Australian cricketer
- [Briana Blasko](/source/Briana_Blasko), American photographer and artist
- [Briana Buckmaster](/source/Briana_Buckmaster) (born 1982), Canadian actress and singer
- [Briana Corrigan](/source/Briana_Corrigan) (born 1965), Northern Irish singer
- [Briana Cuoco](/source/Briana_Cuoco) (born 1988), American actress, singer, and choreographer
- [Briana De Souza](/source/Briana_De_Souza) (born 1991), Canadian soccer player
- [Briana Evigan](/source/Briana_Evigan) (born 1986), American actress and dancer
- [Briana Nicole Henry](/source/Briana_Nicole_Henry) (born 1992), American actress
- [Briana King](/source/Briana_King) (born 1993), American skateboarder, community organizer, model, and actress
- [Briana Lane](/source/Briana_Lane) (born 1985), American actress and musician
- [Briana Marela](/source/Briana_Marela), American musician
- [Briana Mastel](/source/Briana_Mastel) (born 1994), American ice hockey player
- [Briana Middleton](/source/Briana_Middleton), American actress, singer, and songwriter
- [Briana Provancha](/source/Briana_Provancha) (born 1989), American sailor
- [Briana Scott](/source/Briana_Scott) (born 1969), American singer-songwriter
- [Briana Scurry](/source/Briana_Scurry) (born 1971), American soccer player
- [Briana Sewell](/source/Briana_Sewell) (born 1990), American politician
- [Briana Shepherd](/source/Briana_Shepherd) (born c. 1987), Australian journalist, reporter, and news presenter
- [Briana Szabó](/source/Briana_Szab%C3%B3) (born 2005), Romanian tennis player
- [Briana Venskus](/source/Briana_Venskus) (born 1987), American actress
- [Briana Waters](/source/Briana_Waters), American convicted arsonist
- [Briana Williams](/source/Briana_Williams) (born 2002), American-Jamaican sprinter
- [Briana Zamora](/source/Briana_Zamora) (born 1973/1974), American attorney and judge

### Brianna

- [Brianna Beahan](/source/Brianna_Beahan) (born 1991), Australian hurdler
- [Brianna Beamish](/source/Brianna_Beamish) (born 1993), Canadian volleyball player
- [Brianna Bellido](/source/Brianna_Bellido) (born 1993), American-Peruvian footballer
- [Brianna Brown](/source/Brianna_Brown) (born 1979), American actress
- [Brianna Buentello](/source/Brianna_Buentello) (born 1989), American politician
- [Brianna Butler](/source/Brianna_Butler) (born 1994), American basketball player
- [Brianna Clark](/source/Brianna_Clark) (born 1995), Australian rugby league footballer
- [Brianna Coop](/source/Brianna_Coop) (born 1998), Australian Paralympic track and field athlete
- [Brie Bella](/source/Brie_Bella) (born 1983), ring name of Brianna Monique Danielson
- [Brianna Davey](/source/Brianna_Davey) (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
- [Brianna Decker](/source/Brianna_Decker) (born 1991), American ice hockey player
- [Brianna Denison](/source/Murder_of_Brianna_Denison) (1988–2008), American college student and murder victim
- [Brianna Felnagle](/source/Brianna_Felnagle) (born 1986), American middle-distance runner
- [Brianna Fortino](/source/Brianna_Fortino) (born 1993), American mixed martial artist
- [Brianna Fruean](/source/Brianna_Fruean) (born 1998), New Zealand activist and environmental advocate
- [Brianna Ghey](/source/Brianna_Ghey) (2006–2023), English murder victim
- [Brianna Glenn](/source/Brianna_Glenn) (born 1980), American long jumper
- [Brianna Green](/source/Brianna_Green) (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
- [Brianna Hennessy](/source/Brianna_Hennessy) (born 1984), Canadian paracanoeist
- [Brianna Henries](/source/Brianna_Henries) (born 1991), American politician and esthetician
- [Brianna Hildebrand](/source/Brianna_Hildebrand) (born 1996), American actress
- [Brianna Holder](/source/Brianna_Holder) (born 2001), Barbadian netball player
- [Brianna Kahane](/source/Brianna_Kahane) (born 2002), American violinist
- [Brianna Keilar](/source/Brianna_Keilar) (born 1980), American journalist
- [Brianna Kiesel](/source/Brianna_Kiesel) (born 1993), American basketball player
- [Brianna Knickerbocker](/source/Brianna_Knickerbocker), American voice actor
- [Brianna Kupfer](/source/Murder_of_Brianna_Kupfer) (1997-2022), American university student and murder victim
- [Brianna Lance](/source/Brianna_Lance) (born 1982), American fashion designer
- [Brianna Lyston](/source/Brianna_Lyston) (born 2004), Jamaican sprinter
- [Brianna Maitland](/source/Disappearance_of_Brianna_Maitland) (born 1986), disappeared from Vermont in 2004
- [Brianna Miller](/source/Brianna_Miller) (born 1991), Canadian rugby union player
- [Brianna Moyes](/source/Brianna_Moyes) (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
- [Brianna Nelson](/source/Brianna_Nelson) (born 1992), Canadian Paralympic swimmer
- [Brianna Perry](/source/Brianna_Perry) (born 1992), American rapper and actress, known professionally as Lil' Brianna
- [Brianna Pinto](/source/Brianna_Pinto) (born 2000), American soccer player
- [Brianna Lea Pruett](/source/Brianna_Lea_Pruett) (1983–2015), American singer-songwriter, musician, painter, poet, and filmmaker
- [Brianna Rollins-McNeal](/source/Brianna_Rollins-McNeal) (born 1991), American hurdler
- [Brianna Salinaro](/source/Brianna_Salinaro) (born 1998), American Paralympic taekwondo practitioner
- [Brianna Schnorrbusch](/source/Brianna_Schnorrbusch) (born 2006), American snowboarder
- [Brianna Ste-Marie](/source/Brianna_Ste-Marie) (born 1996), Canadian grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete
- [Brianna Stewart](/source/Brianna_Stewart), possibly an alias of Treva Throneberry (born 1969), American imposter
- [Brianna Stubbs](/source/Brianna_Stubbs) (born 1991), British rower and research scientist
- [Brianna Taylor](/source/Brianna_Taylor) (born 1987), American television personality, singer, and songwriter
- [Brianna Thomas](/source/Brianna_Thomas), American jazz singer, vocalist, composer, songwriter, band leader, and percussionist
- [Brianna Throssell](/source/Brianna_Throssell) (born 1996), Australian swimmer
- [Brianna Titone](/source/Brianna_Titone), American politician and scientist
- [Brianna Turner](/source/Brianna_Turner) (born 1996), American basketball player
- [Brianna Visalli](/source/Brianna_Visalli) (born 1995), British-American soccer player
- [Brianna Walle](/source/Brianna_Walle) (born 1984), American racing cyclist
- [Brianna Westbrook](/source/Brianna_Westbrook) (born 1984), American transgender rights activist and politician
- [Brianna Westrup](/source/Brianna_Westrup) (born 1997), American soccer player
- [Brianna Wu](/source/Brianna_Wu) (born 1977), American video game developer and activist

### Bryanna

- [Bryanna McCarthy](/source/Bryanna_McCarthy) (born 1991), Canadian soccer player

## See also

- [Bryna (given name)](/source/Bryna_(given_name))
- [Sabrina (given name)](/source/Sabrina_(given_name))
- [Breonna Taylor](/source/Breonna_Taylor)

## References

1. ["Brianna"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110607024424/http://www.askoxford.com/firstnames/brianna?view=uk). *[AskOxford.com](/source/AskOxford.com) (Concise Dictionary of First Names)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.askoxford.com/firstnames/brianna?view=uk) on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

1. ["Bryanna"](http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Bryanna). *[ThinkBabyNames.com](/source/ThinkBabyNames.com)*. Retrieved 17 December 2010.

1. ["The Faerie Queene Characters"](https://www.enotes.com/topics/faerie-queene/characters). *eNotes*. eNotes.com Inc. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

1. ["Brianna"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110604062135/http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Brianna.html). *Encyclopedia.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Brianna.html) on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

1. ["Breanna"](http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Breanna.html). *[Encyclopedia.com](/source/Encyclopedia.com)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110604062140/http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Breanna.html) 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 June 2011.

1. ["Breanna"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100729190757/http://www.askoxford.com/firstnames/breanna). *[AskOxford.com](/source/AskOxford.com) (Concise Dictionary of First Names)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.askoxford.com/firstnames/breanna) on 2010-07-29. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

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