Across the world, Breve (Breve 
, Brev 
, Brevis 
) is quite a rare largely boy's, but infrequently feminine first name. The given name Breve is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare largely male, but uncommonly female name, Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Brazil, where it is an extremely rare largely boy's, but infrequently girly name. More prevalently, Breve is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Breve | Chile, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Brazil, Honduras, Argentina |
| Brev | Netherlands, France, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States |
| Brevis | Chile, Brazil, South Africa, Honduras, Argentina |
| Briaf | United States |