Meaning & Origin
A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Brett, ultimately meaning "a Breton".
Bret is a boy's and girl's baby name of Celtic origin, a variant of Brett — meaning 'a Breton' or 'native of Brittany,' the Celtic region of northwestern France where Brythonic peoples settled in the early medieval period. As a given name, it carries the rugged independence of the Celtic peoples.
Bret has the clean, one-syllable confidence of classic American names — familiar and friendly, with deep Celtic roots beneath its simple surface.