Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage English Meaning & History Means "brown" in Middle English, from Old French brunet, a diminutive of brun. Related NamesDetails RootbrunusOther Languages & CulturesBrun(Danish) Bruin, De Bruijn, De Bruin(Dutch) Brun, Brunet, Lebrun(French) Braun, Braune, Bruhn, Brune(German) Bruno, Brunetti(Italian) Brun(Norwegian) Bruno(Portuguese) Brun(Swedish) Categories brown, colors, TV presenters, TV show titles