Brown

See also: brown

English

Etymology

Originally a nickname for someone with brown hair or a dark complexion.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Brown (countable and uncountable, plural Browns)

(countable) A common surname.
(uncountable) Brown University.

Derived terms

Brown County

Translations

transliterations of the English name "Brown"

Arabic: بْرَاوْن‎‎ (brāwn)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 布朗 (zh) (Bùlǎng)
Hebrew: בראון‎‎
Hindi: ब्राउन (brā'un)

Japanese: ブラウン (Buraun)
Korean: 브라운 (Beuraun)
Persian: براون‎‎
Russian: Бра́ун (ru) m, f (Bráun), Бро́ун m, f (Bróun) (traditional form for some famous people)

surname meaning "brown"

Catalan: Bru
Finnish: Rusko (fi)

German: Braun (de)
Italian: Bruno (it), Bruni, Moro, Mori

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Brown is the 4^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1,425,470 individuals. Brown is most common among White (58.0%) and Black/African American (35.6%) individuals.

See also

Braun (German surname)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Brown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʁawn/, /bʁɔwn/

Proper noun

Brown

A surname.

Scots

Proper noun

Brown

A surname.

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