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Brown.

A surname.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/bɹaʊn/

  1. A surname.

    countable

  2. A surname. An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname.

    countable · uncountable

  3. A surname. An Irish surname of Anglo-Norman origin, a translation of de Brún.

    countable · uncountable

  4. A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in California; named for hotelier George Brown.

    countable · uncountable

  5. A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Louisiana; named for landowner George W. Brown.

    countable · uncountable

  6. A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for postmaster Robert H. Brown.

    countable · uncountable

  7. A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for early settler John Brown.

    countable · uncountable

  8. A locale in the United States. A ghost town in Nevada.

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  9. A locale in the United States. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brown Township.

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  10. Brown University.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English Broun, originally a nickname for someone with brown hair or a dark complexion. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization and translation of German Braun. Doublet of Bruno and Braun.

noun/bɹaʊn/

  1. Alternative letter-case form of brown (“person with a dark complexion”).

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English Broun, originally a nickname for someone with brown hair or a dark complexion. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization and translation of German Braun. Doublet of Bruno and Braun.

adj/bɹaʊn/

  1. Alternative letter-case form of brown (“of a dark complexion”).

    Canada · UK · US · alt-of · often
Where this word comes from

From Middle English Broun, originally a nickname for someone with brown hair or a dark complexion. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization and translation of German Braun. Doublet of Bruno and Braun.

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