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brilliant Name Meaning and History

Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Brillant ‘diamond of the finest cut’ (from French brillant, present participle of briller ‘to shine or glitter’), or from the Polish cognate brylant, which has the same meaning, or from the Yiddish cognate brilyant, which has a more general meaning, ‘diamond’, ‘jewel’. Compare Diamond.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the brilliant family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of brilliant Families in the US in 1920

Number of brilliant families

11-19

4-10

1-3

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Thread	Author	Replies
Nina Brilliant	a1steve154	0
brilliant family/ brillante	Jason	0
Mary (Mirjam) BRILLIANT b.1896-98 Russia	jaa2020	0
Mary Brilliant m. Henry Saggers	janis alesi	1
Dave Brilliant - Brentwood HS Reunion	Dave Brilliant	0
Brentwood HS Reunion	Dian Rekart	0
oops...typo	Tracy Sabbah	0

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