Britain as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Britain

What is the meaning of the name Britain ?

The baby name Britain is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BRIT-in.

Britain is English, Greek, Latin, Old French in Origin.

Britain is an English place-name used as a given name. Its route is Middle English Breteyne, from Old French Bretaigne and Latin Britannia, ultimately reflecting Common Brittonic *Pritanī, the island name known to Greek writers from Pytheas of Massalia in forms such as Prettanikē. The root is often connected with Celtic *kwrit- or *prit-, shape or form, with an adjectival ending; as an ethnonym Pritanī is usually glossed as painted or tattooed people.

Classical authors applied Britannia to the island and, after AD 43, to the Roman province. Medieval English received the modern form through French, while Welsh preserves Prydain; Latin Britannia also produced the personified female figure of Britain on coins and emblems. As a first name, Britain is mainly a recent American usage, recorded for both sexes since the late twentieth century, with SSA data showing a small peak in the 2010s and a slight male majority.