Brănești is a commune in the far east of Ilfov County, in the Muntenia region of Romania. It lies at the eastern edge of the county, near the boundary with the neighbouring county of Călărași.
The commune is composed of four villages: Brănești, Islaz, Pasărea, and Vadu Anei. Its name derives from Bran, a Romanian given name, combined with the suffix -ești, which is common in Romanian place names and typically indicates a settlement associated with a person or group.
Brănești is one of the communes that make up Ilfov County, the administrative unit surrounding the country's capital, Bucharest. The county lies in the historical region of Muntenia, in southern Romania.