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Definition: A diminutive of the BROWN surname, from the Old French "brun," meaning brown, referring to the color of the individual's hair, complexion, or clothing. A common dit name for PETIT (dit, meaning "said," names are actual aliases, that is, they may have replaced the original patronym/surname).
Surname Origin:
French
Alternate Surname Spellings:
BRUNE, BRUN, BRUNO, BRUNET, DRUINEAU, PETIT (dit), JOLICOEUR (dit)
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Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
