brad
ブラッド
解説 Definition
英語圏で一般的な男性の名前。Bradleyの愛称。
Brad is a male given name commonly used as a shortened form of Bradley in English-speaking communities. It may function as a person’s usual legal or informal name, depending on the individual.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
人名では Brad と大文字で書き、Bradley の親しい短縮形として覚える。Bradley は古英語で「広い」を表す要素と「開けた土地・草地」を表す要素から生まれた姓・人名。broad「広い」と意味を結びつけつつ、初対面では本人が名乗らない限り Bradley を勝手に Brad と縮めない点にも注意する。
Write Brad with a capital letter when it is a person’s name. Remember it as the familiar short form of Bradley: the longer name loses its final syllable, leaving Brad. Bradley historically contains elements associated with a broad clearing or meadow, so broad can provide a meaningful link to the name’s background. In everyday English, Brad may be the person’s official name or simply the name friends use. Do not automatically shorten every Bradley to Brad; follow the form the individual uses when introducing himself or signing his name.
例文
Brad coached the youth basketball team to a regional championship.
ブラッドは少年バスケットボールチームを指導して地区大会で優勝させた。
I sat next to Brad on the flight to New York.
ニューヨーク行きの飛行機でブラッドの隣に座った。
Brad decided to start his own business after years in corporate work.
ブラッドは長年の会社勤めの後、自分のビジネスを始めることにした。
brad の類義語・関連語
brad の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Brad は Bradley の短縮形。Bradley は古英語 brad「広い」+ leah「草地・開けた土地」から来た地名由来の人名です。broad や Leigh と同系で、「広い草地の人」と考えると意味がつかみやすいです。
Brad developed as a shortened form of the male given name Bradley. Bradley began as an English surname derived from place names formed with Old English brād, “broad,” and lēah, “woodland clearing, meadow, or open land.” It therefore originally identified someone associated with a broad clearing. The surname later became a given name, and Brad arose by shortening it to its first syllable. The name is historically related in meaning to broad, though its modern use does not describe a person’s characteristics.
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