Type Word & Element Usage Old High German, Anglo-Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Old High German, Old English, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "brown". Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesbrunus(Late Roman) brūnaz(Old Germanic) brúnn(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantsBru(Catalan) Bruna, 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 DescendantsBruin, De Bruijn, De Bruin(Dutch) Bronson, Brown, Browne, Brownlow(English) Brun(French) Braun, Braune, Bruhn, Brune(German)