A surname from Arabic.

(transitive) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently. / (intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into. / (transitive) To search again.

A diminutive of the female given name Brianna, or Bridget, or Britney, or, rarely, Britannia or Sabrina. / A diminutive of the male given name Brian.

(genetics) To cause, or to undergo transduplication