Brede as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Brede

What is the meaning of the name Brede ?

The baby name Brede is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Norwegian: /ˈbreːdə/; English approximation: BREH-deh.

Brede is Norwegian in Origin.

Brede is a Scandinavian masculine name, most common in Norway, from Old Norse Breiðr, meaning “broad, wide.” The adjective was used as an epithet for a broad-shouldered or expansive person, and it fed into both personal and place names across the Norse world. Medieval Norwegian records attest Brede as a given name; it reappeared in the 19th-century national revival and remains familiar, though never overly common.

Variants include Icelandic and Faroese Breiður; Danish and Norwegian share the form Brede. The name also occurs as a surname in Scandinavia and northern Germany, often topographic for someone by a broad meadow. A modern bearer is Norwegian footballer Brede Hangeland, whose career helped keep the name visible. Brede has no widely used diminutives, and feminine counterparts are not established.