fire brand in English
noun
1
a person who is passionate about a particular cause, typically inciting change and taking radical action.
a political firebrand
2
a piece of burning wood.
In any case, it took a long time and a large number of men equipped with axes, swords, and firebrands to do such extensive damage that a whole community suffered economically.
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1. This name, with variant spellings Brand, Brandt, Braund, Brann, Braun (s) and Bront, derives from the Germanic male given name Brando, a short form of various compound personal name, such as Hildebrand, containing the element "brand", sword or fire-brand, a derivative of "brinnan", to flash.