The brenna Surname
brenna Name Meaning and History
- Italian (Lombardy): habitational name from a place in Lombardy named Brenna.
- Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farms in southeastern Norway named Brenna, from brenna ‘land cleared for cultivation by burning’.
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| Carl Brenna, b 1897, Norway |
 xenafile
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| Brenna, the name, the history | Charles Brenna | 13 |
| Brenna surname origin | Alex | 0 |
| Brenna family of Brenna Township, Grand Forks, ND | Don Lippert | 5 |
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| BRENNA SURNAME | NORM BRENNA | 0 |
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