Bragmarʹdo.

When Gargantua took the bells of Notre Dame de Paris to hang about the neck of his horse, the citizens sent Bragmardo to him with a remonstrance. (Rabelais: Gargantua and Pantagʹruel.)

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Brace
Brace of Shakes
Brad amant or Bradamante
Bradshaw’s Guide
Bradwardine (Rose)
Brag
Braggadochio
Bragi
Bragi’s Apples
Bragi’s Story
Bragmardo
Brahma (Indian)
Brahmi
Brahmin
Bramble (Matthew)
Bran
Bran-new or Brand-new
Brand
Brandenburg
Brandimart
Brandon