What is "brandon"

n. 1 (surname A=An English habitational from=Old English dot=) from any of several places of that name, (etyl ang en) (term brōm broom Old English) + (term dūn hill Old English). 2 (surname A=An Irish patronymic from=Irish dot=) from the Gaelic ''Mac Breandáin''. 3 (given name male from=surnames) transferred from the surnames; also a variant of Brendan. Popular in the U.S. in the 1980s and the 1990s. 4 A CDP in Colorado 5 Any of some towns and villages in England 6 A CDP in Florida 7 A city in Iowa 8 A city in Manitoba 9 A city in Minnesota 10 A city in Mississippi 11 A town in New York 12 A city in South Dakota 13 A town in Vermont 14 A village in Wisconsin

Brandon was a federal electoral district in the province of Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1896 to 1953.

It was created in 1892 from parts of Marquette and Selkirk ridings.

In 1952, the constituency was merged with the constituency of Souris to form the district of Brandon—Souris.

Brändön is a locality situated in Luleå Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 287 inhabitants in 2010. It gives its name to the island and fishing village of Brändöskär in the outer Luleå archipelago, which the people of Brändön used as a base for fishing in the summer.

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Brandon is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:

• Alexander Brandon (born 1974), US musician and composer
• Alfred de Bathe Brandon (all of Wellington, New Zealand):
  • Alfred Brandon (politician) (1809–86), politician
  • Alfred Brandon (mayor) (1854–1938), Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand (son of the above)
  • Alfred Brandon (lawyer) (1883–1974), of Wellington, New Zealand (son of the above)
• Brent D. Brandon (born 1960), Decorated U.S. Air Force aviator, Distinguished Flying Cross
• Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (Catherine Brandon) (1519–1580), duchess of Suffolk, rumoured to have been about to become Henry VIII's seventh wife shortly before his death
• Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, close friend and brother-in-law of Henry VIII
• Charles Brandon, 3rd Duke of Suffolk (c. 1484 – 1545)
• Chris Brandon (born 1976), professional English football player
• David Brandon (architect) (1813-1897), Scottish architect
• David Brandon (born 1952), chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and manager of Domino's Pizza
• Edgar Ewing Brandon (1865–1957), professor of French and former president of Miami University
• Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland (Lady Eleanor Brandon) (1519–1547)
• Elmer Brandon (1906–1956), Canadian politician
• Eric Brandon (1920–1982), Formula One driver
• Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517–1559), maiden name Lady Frances Brandon, niece of Henry VIII
• Gennifer Brandon (born 1990), American basketball player
• Gerard Brandon (1788–1850), American politician and Governor of Mississippi
• Harry "Skip" Brandon, founding partner of Smith Brandon International
• Henry Brandon, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (1535–1551), son of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Catherine Willoughby
• Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1516–1534), nephew of Henry VIII
• Henry Brandon (actor) (1912–1990), American character actor
• Henry Brandon, Baron Brandon of Oakbrook (1920–1999), Baron of Oakbrook
• Johnny Brandon (born 1925), English singer
• Kirk Brandon (born 1956), British musician and singer/songwriter
• Martin Brandon-Bravo (born 1932), councillor for the West Bridgford West ward of Nottinghamshire County Council
• Michael Brandon (born 1945), American actor
• Michael Brandon (pornographic actor) (born 1965), American pornographic actor
• Richard Brandon (?? - 1649), English hangman
• S. G. F. Brandon (1907–1971), University of Manchester professor of comparative religion
• Sam Brandon (born 1979), American football player
• Terrell Brandon (born 1970), American former basketball player
• Thomas Brandon (cricketer), 18th century English cricketer
• Thomas Brandon (diplomat) (died 1510), English diplomat
• Tony Brandon (born 1933), British radio presenter and comedian
• Warren Eugene Brandon (1916–1977), painter
• William Brandon (author) (1914–2002), American writer and historian
• William Brandon (standard-bearer) (1456–1485), standard-bearer at the Battle of Bosworth
• William W. Brandon (1868–1934), former governor of Alabama

The name originates from the English surname Brandon. This surname can be derived from any of the numerous placenames in England so-named which are composed of two elements derived from the Old English language. The first element means " broom", " gorse"; and the second means " hill". There are several variant spellings of the given name Brandon; there is also probably, a feminine variant of the name. Brandon is considered to be a masculine name; however, in the United States during the 1980s, the name cracked the top 1,000th names recorded for female births; the name has since then fallen out of the top 1,000 female baby names.

Brandon is a Latin freestyle-pop artist born and raised in San Jose, California.

Lead vocalist Brandon Michaels, dancers, Peter Gabel, and Joe Gabel who all hailed from San Jose California topped the charts in the early 1990s. In 1991, the band had a hit with the gold single, "Kisses in the Night," background vocals by Charlie Pennachio, and Wyatt Pauley "guitar" from Linear. In 1990, Linear had a hit with the gold single, " Sending All My Love," which was released on Atlantic Records and hit number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Kisses in the Night was released on Alpha/Polygram Records in 1991 and hit number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard Hot 100 magazine wrote for the week of May 11th, 1991 The only new artist among the seven debuts beside Paula Abdul Rush Rush, is Brandon whose first HOT 100 single, Kisses In The Night, "Alpha/Polygram" is breaking out of Philadelphia (16-12 at Q102) Honolulu (27-17 at KIKI) and his home town of San Jose, California, (22-16 at HOT 97.7). Brandon also released on the Alpha Intl Records a dance underground hit single "DESTINY,".

In 1992, Brandon was signed to Polygram Records. Brandon and the group traveled all over the USA promoting their Top 100 billboard hit single Kisses in the Night. DESTINY, dance single entered the national pop charts in the 1991 U.S. Polygram Records caught wind of the single and tracked Brandon down, and soon signed Brandon to a recording contract. "Kisses in the Night" soared into the U.S. Mainstream and top Billboard Hot 100 (49) and earned RIAA Gold certification. Brandon, Peter and Joe performed on the USA TV channel on DANCE PARTY USA. USA Teenage show called YOUTH QUAKE also followed Brandon in the 1991 on his promotional tour. Brandon was featured in “Hitmakers magazine” “Teen magazines”, “Top 100 Billboard” Televisions “Entertainment tonight”, “ USA Youth Quake” and “Dance party USA”