Brandie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Brandie

What is the meaning of the name Brandie ?

The baby name Brandie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbræn.di/ (BRAN-dee).

Brandie is English in Origin.

Brandie is a modern English feminine given name, a spelling variant of Brandy/Brandi. The name ultimately derives from the beverage brandy, whose word comes via Dutch brandewijn, literally “burnt wine,” referring to distilled wine. The -ie ending lends a friendly, diminutive flavor common in late-20th-century American names.

As a given name, Brandie rose in the United States and Canada in the 1970s and 1980s, part of the vogue for spirited, bright-sounding names and influenced by Looking Glass’s 1972 hit “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl).” Variant forms include Brandi, Brandy, Brandee, and Brande; occasional nicknames are Andie or Dee. Some sources draw a loose connection to the surname/placename Brandon or to the Germanic/Norse root brand- (“sword,” “torch”), but Brandie is most widely understood as a beverage-derived modern coinage. Meaning: “brandy; burnt wine; distilled wine.”