Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage Irish Meaning & History Anglicized form of Irish Ó Braoin meaning "descendant of Braon", a byname meaning "rain, moisture, drop". Related NamesDetails RootbráenVariantsÓ Braoin, Ó Braonáin Categories anglicizations, child actors, nicknames, rain, Swimming Hall of Famers, vaudevillians, water, weather