Brown

See also: brown

English

Etymology

Originally a nickname for someone with brown hair or a dark complexion.

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Brown (countable and uncountable, plural Browns)

  1. (countable) A common surname​.
  2. (uncountable) Brown University.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Brown is the 4th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1,425,470 individuals. Brown is most common among White (58.0%) and Black/African American (35.6%) individuals.

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Translations

Noun

Brown (plural Browns)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of brown (“person with a dark complexion”)

Adjective

Brown (comparative more Brown, superlative most Brown)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of brown (“of a dark complexion”)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Brown.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʁawn/, /bʁɔwn/

Proper noun

Brown

  1. A surname​.

Scots

Proper noun

Brown

  1. A surname​.
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