Name

Name BRIGHT

Between 1900 and 2022 there were 297 births of Bright in the countries below, which represents an average of 2 births of children bearing the first name Bright per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 24 births.

Other languages :
En Français

Prénom Bright
In Italiano

Nome Bright

Information about the first name Bright

The first name Bright has been assigned to:

96.30% to boys
3.70% to girls

The country where the first name Bright is the most common is:

United Kingdom

This first name is on trend: Male

This first name has 6 letters including 1 vowel and 5 consonants

Bright in Japanese ^*

Romaji	burito
Katakana	ブリト
Hiragana	ぶりと
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Bright in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Bright

English

Etymology

As an English surname, from the root of bright. As an Anglicized German surname, from Brecht and Breit.

Etymology

From Middle English brighte (“brightly; (figuratively) brilliantly, lustrously; of colour: boldly, vividly; clearly, distinctly; of voice: loudly”) [and other forms], from Old English breohte, beorhte (West Saxon) [and other forms], ultimately from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright, shining”); see further at etymology 1.

Etymology

From Middle English brighten (“to illuminate; to become light, dawn; (figuratively) to cleanse, purify; to clarify, explain”) [and other forms], from Old English beorhtian (“to brighten, shine; to sound clearly or loudly”) [and other forms], probably from beorht (“bright, clear”, adjective) (see further at etymology 1) + -ian (suffix forming verbs from adjectives and nouns). Later uses of the word are probably also derived from the adjective.

Etymology (Adverb)

bright (comparative more bright, superlative most bright)
(often literary) In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously.
(figuratively)
Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly.
(archaic) Referring to sight, sound, understanding, etc.: clearly, distinctly; brightly.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: brīt, IPA(key): /bɹaɪt/
Rhymes: -aɪt

Proper noun

Bright
A surname.
A census-designated place in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States.
An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.
An unincorporated community in Green Grove, Clark County, Wisconsin, United States.
A civil parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
A town in Alpine Shire, north-east Victoria, Australia.
A civil parish and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.

Popularity of the name Bright

Number of BRIGHT births per year

Popularity of the name Bright

Total births of Bright by country

		Births with the first name Bright
Country		Boys Girls
	United Kingdom 1996 - 2021	83 0
	Germany 2000 - 2022	53 4
	France 1900 - 2022	54 0
	Italy 1999 - 2021	41 0
	Switzerland 1909 - 2021	18 0
	Quebec 1980 - 2022	14 0
	Alberta 1980 - 2022	2 5
	Ontario 1913 - 2019	6 0
	Belgium 1995 - 2022	5 0
	Austria 1984 - 2021	3 0
	Ireland 1964 - 2022	3 0
	Argentina 1922 - 2015	0 2
	Australia 1930 - 2022	2 0
	Czechoslovakia 1900 - 2016	2 0