Bruun
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish Bruun, a variant of Brun, from the adjective brun (“brown”).
Proper noun
Bruun (plural Bruuns)
- A surname from Danish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bruun is the 41799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 520 individuals. Bruun is most common among White (94.23%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bruun”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 241.
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.
Noun
Bruun n
German Low German
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brūwō
Pronunciation
Noun
Bruun f (plural Brunen)
- (in some dialects) brow
Noun
Bruun n (plural has not been set)
- (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) the colour/color brown
Noun
Bruun m (plural Bruunen)
- (in some dialects) a brown horse