Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage French, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish Meaning & History Means "brown" in French, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. It was originally a nickname for a person who had brown hair or skin. Related NamesDetails Rootbrun/brúnnOther Languages & CulturesBruin, De Bruijn, De Bruin(Dutch) Bronson, Brown, Browne, Burnett(English) Braun, Braune, Bruhn, Brune(German) Bruno, Brunetti(Italian) Bruno(Portuguese) User SubmissionBrún Categories brown, colors, hair