Shannon vs Brendan - What's the difference?
shannon | brendan |
The longest river in the British Isles, which flows through Ireland into the Atlantic Ocean.
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(chiefly, US) , from the surname or from the river.
* 1896 Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania , C.M.Busch, state printer, 1896, page 283
derived from the river; first used in the USA in early 20th century, and only recently in Ireland.
* 2005 Andrew M. Greeley, Mary G. Durkin, The Book of Love , Macmillan, 2005, ISBN 0312878389, pages 193-194
As proper nouns the difference between shannon and brendan
is that shannon is the longest river in the british isles, which flows through ireland into the atlantic ocean while brendan is .shannon
English
(wikipedia Shannon)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Captain Samuel Shannon' is frequently mentioned in the public records, and he had something more than a local reputation. He must have been very popular, as the name "' Shannon " as a Christian name is so common throughout the valley as to be noticeable.
- Everything in my life is okay except I have this terrible problem with my sister Shannon'. I'm spelling her name the way most people would. She spells it Sionna ever since the priest told us that's the real Irish way to spell it. It's the name of a river and a goddess. Shanny doesn't think she's a river. She's really ' Shannon Marie.