Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage French Meaning & History From a nickname meaning "the brown" in French, from brun "brown". Related NamesDetails RootbrunusVariantBrunetOther Languages & CulturesBrun(Danish) Bruin, De Bruijn, De Bruin(Dutch) Bronson, Brown, Browne, Burnett(English) Braun, Braune, Bruhn, Brune(German) Bruno, Brunetti(Italian) Brun(Norwegian) Bruno(Portuguese) Brun(Swedish) User SubmissionLebrun Categories brown, colors, expressionist artists, isograms, sculptors