Brick as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Brick

What is the meaning of the name Brick ?

The baby name Brick is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /brɪk/ (BRIK).

Brick is English in Origin.

Brick is an English word-name derived from Middle English brik/bric, via Old French brique (or briche) and ultimately from a Germanic root shared with Middle Dutch bricke. As a given name it carries the literal sense of a fired-clay building block and the figurative qualities of strength, reliability, and solidity; someone you can build on.

Used sporadically as a first name in the United States since the 20th century, Brick gained cultural visibility through Tennessee Williams's 1955 play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, whose protagonist is Brick Pollitt. The name aligns with modern, rugged, one-syllable word names like Stone, Flint, and Steel. Though chiefly masculine, it can be used unisex. Informal short forms are rare, but Brickie appears occasionally. Spelling variants include Brik, Bric, and the stylistic Bryck; related surnominal extensions include Bricker and Brickman.