Brand

What “Brand” means

Noun

1. A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
2. A branding iron.
3. The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.
4. A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.
5. Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner.

Verb

1. To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
2. To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
3. To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
4. To stigmatize, label (someone).
5. To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English brand, from Old English brand (“fire; flame; burning; torch; sword”), from Proto-West Germanic *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“flame; flaming; fire-brand; torch; sword”), derived from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną (“to burn”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; brew”). Cognate with Scots brand, West Frisian brân (“fire”), Dutch brand, German Brand, Danish brand, Swedish brand (“blaze, fire”), Icelandic brandur, French brand (< Germanic). More distantly cognate with Proto-Slavic *gorěti (“to burn”).

Business name ideas with “Brand”

Industries where “Brand” fits

We suggest this word for 3 business types and industries, including:

• Advertising Agency
• Branding Agency
• Graphic Design Services