Brian vs Barian - What's the difference?
brian | barian |
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* 1865 Charlotte Eliza L. Riddell: Maxwell Drewitt . Tinsley Brothers, London 1865. page 255-256:
* 2008 Phill Young: FarArc . Author House 2008. ISBN 1434378365 page 145:
As a proper noun Brian
is a given name derived from Irish.As a verb brian
is to keep fire at the mouth of (as of an oven), to give light or to preserve heat.As an adjective barian is
describing minerals that contain barium.brian
English
Alternative forms
* Bryan * BryonProper noun
(en proper noun)- "What the deuce is their fancy for calling the young beggar Brian'?" he inquired."Is it ' Brian Boroimhe they have gone back to, or is it some of her people, or what?"
- "There was a good Drewitt once," answered Wilhelmina, "- - - and his name was Brian'. - - - And Nannie told her, too, how a child always strains after the person it is called after, and how luck follows names, and worked her up to such a pit finally, that nothing would do her but the young gentleman must be called '''Brian''' and accordingly '''Brian''' he is - ' Brian Archibald. It is not an easy name to make fun out of; so all I can do is to call him Brin Baldy.
- Why oh why had his parents even considered Brian'? '''Brian''' is someone who works in a hardware shop or fixes the U bend. What chance did Sir Lovesdaslutalot have in life with a name like '''Brian'''? You can't even shorten ' Brian to Bri without it sounding like a kind of cheese!