From the name of the region in the northwest of France, called in French Bretagne. It was named for the Briton settlers who fled to that area after the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England. As a given name, it first came into common use in America in the 1970s. Brittany originates in Latin language and is taken from the word for a region in France, Brittany. According to some sources, it can also refer to Britannia, a Roman goddess. As a feminine given name, Brittany was not used in the United States until the 1970s.
Brittany Related Names Variants: Britney, Brittani, Brittania, Brittney, Brittny
