What Does The Name Bracken Mean?

The word 'Bracken' is used to give the name of a male child and sometimes to give the name of a female child also. The name is probably taken from the name of a plant which is a large coarse fern. When some body is named after the word it is uncertain that it has been taken from this very meaning but in the absence of any other evidence it is believed that it is probably taken from the name of the plant.

The word is seldom being used as a first name but as a surname it is quite famous one. You can find numerous famous personalities who are the bearer of this surname. You can find the author Michael Bracken and the Australian cricketer Nathan Bracken.