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Brenda

American  
[bren-duh] / ˈbrɛn də /

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “flame” or “sword.”


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Even Sunderland fan, Eddie, whose wife Brenda supports Newcastle, said: "He's a legend isn't he? Red and white, black and white it doesn't matter."

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Originally, I was given a small role but at the last minute they combined that one with another for a much bigger part—as Brenda Meeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Brenda Jaimes pushed her way through an ecstatic crowd in downtown Santa Ana Thursday night, stopping in the middle of Fourth Street and calling attention to herself by shouting, “Me! Me!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

They’re watching because they want to see Brenda say the skeleton looks like Calista Flockhart, or Cindy get KO’d by a black cat.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Her skin looked almost purely white, like the white of the ghost of Brenda I’d seen at the swamp.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

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