Bryna (given name)
Bryna is an Irish feminine name used mostly in North America. An uncommon name meaning "Strong One", Bryna may be a variant form of Breena, a variant spelling of Brenna, or a variant of Brianna, the female form Brian.
Bryna may be a feminine form of the Celtic Bren, derived from the root bri "strength," force." Alternatively, it may be derived from the Gaelic bran "raven."
Bryna is also used as a Jewish name, as an anglicised form of Yiddish ברײַנע.
Notable people with the name include:
- Bryna Ivens Untermeyer, American writer and editor
- Bryna Kra, American mathematician
- Bryna Raeburn, American radio and voice actress
- Bryna Taubman, American journalist and writer