Bruin.
A bear character in fairy stories, etc., especially when anthropomorphised.
Meaning & usage
A bear character in fairy stories, etc., especially when anthropomorphised.
Where this word comes from
From Dutch bruin (“brown”), used as a name for the bear in Reynard the Fox.
A surname from Dutch.
An unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky, United States.
A borough of Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Where this word comes from
* As a Dutch surname, borrowed from Dutch Bruin, from the adjective bruin (“brown”). Compare Braun. * As an English surname, possibly a pronunciation of the French surname Brun, from the adjective brun (“brown”), related to above. * As an Alemannic German surname, variant of Bruhin.
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