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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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Distribution of brilliant Families in the US in 1920
Number of brilliant families
 11-19
 4-10
 1-3
 0
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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
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