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 Other Languages & CulturesBronson, Brown, Browne(English) Braun, Braune, Bruhn, Brune(German) Bruno, Brunetti(Italian) User SubmissionBrún Categories brown, colors, hair