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Brett

American  
[bret] / brɛt /
Or Bret

noun

  1. a male or female given name.


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Twenty years later, the Tony-winning smash musical comes to the big screen in a version filmed on the West End in 2025, directed by Brett Sullivan.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Brett and Samantha never saw him like this: unobscured, healthy, seemingly at ease with the enormous work of keeping his heart beating.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

Referee Angus Gardner had awarded the try on field, but television match official Brett Cronan insisted Delguy was in touch.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Some colleges track whether students visit their website; how long they spend on virtual campus tours; or whether they open emailed links, said Brett Schraeder, who works on enrollment modeling for EAB, an education-consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The reason is that until he fell in love with Brett, I never heard him make one remark that would, in any way, detach him from other people.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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