brand new



brand new

Completely new and unused. The word "brand" here comes from Old English for fire or flame; thus, something that is brand new is likened to that which is forged in—and fresh out of—fire. I bought Jim a brand-new computer for his birthday. That car is brand new, so be extra careful when you drive it.
See also: brand, new

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Purnima-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada
Pavol-Slovak
Jumana-Arabic
'Ovadyah-Biblical Hebrew
DamirDAH-meer (Croatian, Serbian)Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
DaleyDAY-leeIrish, English (Rare)