Type Word & Element Usage Old High German, Anglo-Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Old High German, Old English and Frankish word meaning "brown". Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesbrunus(Late Roman) brūnaz(Old Germanic) brúnn(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantsBruna, Bruno(Croatian) Bruno(Czech) Bronson(English) Bruno(French) Bruno(German) Bruno(Germanic) Bruna, Bruno(Italian) Bruno(Latvian) Broen(Limburgish) Bruno(Polish) Bruna, Bruno(Portuguese) Bruno(Slovak) Bruno(Spanish) Surname DescendantsBronson, Brown, Browne, Brownlow(English) Brun(French) Braun, Braune, Bruhn, Brune(German)