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Abisamra Arabic
Means "Father of Brown" - comes from AbouSamra, which means "Son of Brown."

Baio Italian
From a nickname for someone with light brown or reddish-brown hair or beard, from baio meaning "bay horse", ultimately derived from Late Latin badius meaning "red-brown".

Bay English, French, Dutch
Derived from Middle English and Old French bay, bai and Middle Dutch bay, all meaning "reddish brown". It was originally a nickname for someone with a hair color similar to that.

Brainin Jewish
Means "son of Brayne", Brayne being a short form of the Yiddish feminine name Brayndl, literally "little brown one" (cf. Breindel).

Brandybuck Literature
Brandybuck is the surname of Meriadoc, a young Hobbit in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings." Possibly derived from the Brandywine River, which in turn is derived from Sindarin Baranduin, "Brown River"... [more]

Braunstein German, Jewish
Ornamental name composed of German braun "brown" and stein "stone".

Breines Yiddish
From the German braun "brown".

Brinsley English
From a place meaning "brun's clearing" or "brown clearing" with the elements brun "brown" and leah "meadow, clearing".

Brownlee Scottish, Scottish Gaelic, Northern Irish, English
"Brown field" in Old English.

Bruins Dutch
Patronymic from Bruin meaning "brown" in Dutch.

Bruneau French
Derived from a diminutive form of French brun "brown", a nickname for a person with brown hair or skin.

Brunel French
Diminutive of Brun meaning "brown". Variant of Lebrun and Brunet.

Bruney English
First found in Languedoc, France, possibly meaning "brown."

Bruns French
Bruns was first found in Poitou where this noble family held a family seat since ancient times. The Bruns surname derives from the French word "brun," meaning "brown"; possibly a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in the color brown.

Burnell Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
A name for a person with a brown complexion or dark brown hair. From the Old English burnel via the French brunel a diminutive of the French brun, which means "brown". The suffix el-- a short form of "little" was added to brun to make Brunel... [more]

Cahuet Picard
Nickname from Picard caüe "tawny owl".

Castagna Italian
From Italian castagna "chestnut" (from Latin castanea) for someone who worked with chestnuts. Variant of Castagno and Italian cognitive of Chastain.

Castagno Italian
For someone who lived near a chestnut tree from castagno "chestnut" (from latin castanea). Variant of Castagna and Italian cognitive of Chastain.

Castanheira Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Castañeda meaning "chestnut grove".

Castanho Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Castaño meaning "chestnut tree".

Castaño Spanish, Galician
Means "chestnut tree" in Spanish and Galician.

Castiñeira Galician
Means "chestnut tree" in Galician, ultimately from Latin castanea.

Chastang French
Derived from Olde French castanh meaning "chestnut". Possibly a location or occupation name.

Chernooky Russian
Derived from Russian черноокий (chernooky) meaning "black-eyed, having dark brown eyes". This surname has Polish, Ukrainian or Belarusian noble origin.

Chestnut English
From Old French castan "chestnut tree" (Latin castanea), a name for someone who lived near a particular chestnut tree, or possibly a nickname for someone with chestnut-coloured hair (see Chastain).

Chestnutt English
"Chestnut." A notable bearer is Charles Waddel Chestnut, a novelist.

Coill Irish
Meaning, "hazel tree."

De Bruyn Afrikaans
"Bruyn" is an archaic spelling of "bruin", meaning "brown"

De Bruyne Dutch, French, Flemish
Derived from Middle Dutch bruun meaning "brown", referring to hair colour or complexion. A famous bearer is Belgian soccer player Kevin De Bruyne (1991-).

Dineen Irish (Anglicized)
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinnín which meant "descendant of Duinnín". The byname Duinnín was derived from a diminutive of Gaelic donn meaning "brown" (i.e. "brown-haired man") or "chieftain".

Donegan Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Ó Donnagáin. Diminutive of "donn" which means "brown," referring to hair color.

Doyne Irish
From the word donn meaning "brown".

Esmer Turkish
Means "brunette" or "tan" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic أسمر (asmar).

Haliburton Scottish
Means "town fortified in stone". It comes from a combination of the Old Norse element hallr meaning rock (as in Halle 1) and of the Old English place name Burton, denoting a fortified town... [more]

Hassel Swedish, Norwegian
Means "hazel" in Swedish and Norwegian.

Haswell English
habitational name from Haswell (Durham) or less probably from Haswell (Somerset) or Haswell in North Huish (Devon). The placenames probably derive from Old English hæsel "hazel" and wille "well spring stream".

Hazelden English
Means "person from Hazelden", the name of various places in England ("valley growing with hazel trees").

Hessler German
Topographic surname derived from Middle High German place name Hasel or Hesel (Meaning "Hazel)

Isley English
Of Old English origin, derived from a place named Hesli, meaning "a hazel wood or grove".

Kanakuri Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 金 (kana) meaning "gold, metal, firmness" combined with 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut". ... [more]

Kestenbaum German, Jewish
from German dialect Kästenbaum (from Latin Castanea) a topographic name for someone living near a horse-chestnut tree... [more]

Khuren-ool Tuvan (Rare)
Means "brown boy" in Tuvan, from Tuvan хүрең (khüreñ) meaning "brown" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".

Kõrb Estonian
Kõrb is an Estonian surname with several meanings depending on the context: "desert", "wilderness", and "chestnut(color)/tawny".

Kuri Japanese
From 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

Kuribayashi Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Kurida Japanese
From 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kurigawa Japanese
The Surname "Kurigawa/Kurikawa" translates to "Chestnut River"

Kurihashi Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and hashi means "bridge".

Kurikara Japanese (Rare)
Kuri means "chestnut" and kara means "larch."

Kuriki Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and ki means "tree, wood".

Kuriki Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle".

Kurimida Japanese
Kurimi means "chestnut" and da comes from ta meaning "rice paddy, field".

Kurimita Japanese
Kurimi means "chestnut" and ta means "field, rice paddy".

Kurimoto Japanese
Kuri means "Chestnut" and Moto means "Origin, Source, Root".

Kurimoto Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kurio Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and o means "tail".

Kurisu Japanese
This surname is used as 栗栖, 栗須, 栗洲 with 栗 (ri, ritsu, ononoku, kuri) meaning "chestnut", 栖 (sei, su.mu) meaning "cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery", 須 (shu, su, subekara.ku, subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi.iru, moto.meru) meaning "by all means, necessarily, ought" and 洲 (shuu, su, shima) meaning "continent, country, island, sandbar."... [more]

Kurisu Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 栖 (su) meaning "nest, den".

Kuritsuka Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and tsuka means "mound, hillock".

Kuriyama Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and yama means "mountain".

Kuriyama Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kurumi Japanese (Rare)
From 栗 (kurumi) meaning "chestnut".

Kurushima Japanese
From 栗 (kuru) meaning "chestnut" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Lazdiņš Latvian
Derived from the word lazda meaning "hazel".

Leszczyński Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Leszczyna, Leszczyno, Leszczyny or Leszczynek, all derived from Polish leszczyna meaning "hazel".

Marron Spanish
Derived from the French word marron meaning "chestnut", which now means "brown" in Spanish.

O'Coill Irish
Meaning, "wood, forest, or shrub hazel tree."

Ó Cuill Irish
Meaning, "wood, forest, or shrub hazel tree."

Ó Duibhidhir Irish
Means "descendant of Duibhuidhir". Duibhuidhir is a personal name composed of the elements dubh "dark, black" and odhar "sallow, tawny".

Oguri Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

Okuri Japanese
O means "big, great" and kuri means "chestnut".

Pruun Estonian
Pruun is an Estonian surname meaning "brown".

Roderick Welsh (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the personal name Rhydderch, originally a byname meaning "reddish brown".

Ruuge Estonian
Ruuge is an Estonian surname meaning "pale brown" or "dark blonde" or "sorrel" colored.

Sarap Estonian
Sarap is an Estonian surname meaning "hazel".

Sarapik Estonian
Sarapik is an Estonian surname meaning "hazel wood".

Sarapuu Estonian
Sarapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "hazel tree".

Sasaguri Japanese
From 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

Sorrell English
From a medieval nickname meaning literally "little red-haired one", from a derivative of Anglo-Norman sorel "chestnut".

Tan English (Australian, Rare)
Possibly from the English Word "Tan", or from the Given Name Tan.

Toguri Japanese
From Japanese 戸 (to) meaning "door" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

Wakuri Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 和久利, 和久理, 和久里 or 和栗 with 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften", 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" and 栗 (ritsu, ri, kuri, ononoku) meaning "chestnut."... [more]

Weichselbraun German (Austrian)
From Weichsel, "sour cherry" in German and Braun, "brown" in German

Yamakuri Japanese
Yama means "mountain" and kuri means "chestnut".

Zong Chinese
From Chinese 棕 (zōng) meaning "brown".

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