The name Brian is a Celtic baby name. In Celtic the meaning of the name Brian is: In use in England since the Middle Ages. Possibly connected with the Irish word for Hill thus 'He ascends.'. Also some texts define it as Strong. 10th century Brian Boru was a high king and great national hero of Ireland.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  slur(Noun) A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation. 2  slur(Noun) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes. 3  slur(Noun) A trick or deception.
A very derogatory term, the slur was actually a triple-whammy, implying that the Irish were more likely to bear children in quick succession because of the Catholic Church's proscription of birth control, less likely to restrain themselves from procreating, and unable to understand the proper meaning of the terms twins and triplets.