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Brown

Olivia Musembi
By Olivia Musembi Senior Content Writer
Updated: Aug 12, 2024 | 👁️ 25 Views | 🔊 15 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Selvakumar Mariappan (Technical Specialist)

Gender: Male

Origin: English

Meaning: A unisex name of English origin meaning 'brown' in color

Pronunciation: brown, /braʊn/, B R AW N

Popularity Rank: #9,564

On this page:

  • 1. Who is Brown?
  • 2. Brown Meanings
  • 3. Brown Pronunciation Guide
  • 4. Record your pronunciation of Brown
  • 5. Translations of Brown
  • 6. Brown Name Popularity
  • 7. Brown popularity in U.S.
  • 8. Famous People with Name Brown
  • 9. Latest News about Brown
  • 10. Brown Name Poster
  • 11. Names similar to Brown

Brown Meanings

  • A unisex name of English origin meaning 'brown' in color
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    olivia on August 12, 2024
  • often used as a nickname for individuals with brown hair or skin.
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    olivia on August 12, 2024
  • Colour Name
  • Russet-complected
  • Origin - English

Derived from the Old English word 'brun', meaning 'brown' in color. It was originally used as a nickname for someone with brown hair or skin.

The name Brown is of English origin and means A unisex name of English origin meaning 'brown' in color, often used as a nickname for individuals with brown hair or skin., Brown, Colour Name, Russet-complected. It is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.

Brown is commonly found in Nigeria, South Africa, United States of America, and 79 more countries.

Brown Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: brown

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /braʊn/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: B R AW N

B: Pronounce as in "big" (B IH G)

R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)

AW: Pronounce as in "cow" (K AW)

N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Translations of Brown

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Brown Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Brown is recorded 5,352 times globally, ranking it as the 9,564th most common name worldwide.

Brown is most prevalent in Nigeria, with 1,213 occurrences, making it the 1,047th most popular name in the country.

In Jamaica, the name Brown is found among 1 in every 588 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Brown Popularity by Country

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CountryRankFrequency
Nigeria#1,0471 : 956
South Africa#2,1571 : 2,650
United States of America#4,0531 : 2,716
France#5,7631 : 6,269
Saudi Arabia#12,2371 : 15,549
Cameroon#1,4841 : 2,703
Morocco#5,8891 : 6,794
Jamaica#4061 : 588
Italy#8,7101 : 9,167
Ghana#9061 : 1,480
United Kingdom#5,4311 : 4,685
Algeria#8,5501 : 13,576
Malaysia#10,8301 : 21,875
Sudan#8,0711 : 15,811
United Arab Emirates#8,8491 : 13,821
Canada#4,9981 : 4,949
Hong Kong#4,0391 : 6,734
Oman#8,5821 : 11,881
Mexico#11,4341 : 17,663
Egypt#32,5231 : 48,808
Libya#7,1231 : 14,003
Namibia#1,1711 : 3,113
Bangladesh#8,7311 : 13,550
Kuwait#9,2401 : 17,138
Tunisia#9,8791 : 15,883
Spain#12,0881 : 19,603
Qatar#9,1181 : 16,959
Botswana#1,0781 : 3,144
Iraq#29,9281 : 47,326
Singapore#10,3011 : 22,599
Belgium#8,2271 : 12,033
Netherlands#12,1971 : 15,808
China#2,4721 : 6,621

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Brown popularity in U.S.

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This chart displays the ranking of the name Brown from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Famous People with Name Brown

📰 Latest News about Brown

Stay updated with the most recent news about Brown. Read on to catch up with Brown's latest headlines

Last Updated: July 16, 2024 02:15 AM (GMT + 5.30)

  • The Brown House celebrates 75 years of coney dogs and sweet treats - WANE
    Source: WANE | Published on: July 16, 2024
  • Romania to step up cull of brown bears after hiker killed - The Guardian
    Source: The Guardian | Published on: July 15, 2024
  • Brown Set to Meet Indo-Pacific Counterparts as Allies Deepen Ties in Region - Department of Defense
    Source: Department of Defense | Published on: July 15, 2024
  • Webb telescope reveals wild weather on cosmic brown dwarfs - Yahoo! Voices
    Source: Yahoo! Voices | Published on: July 15, 2024
  • Raiders legend Tim Brown hits hole-in-one at American Century Championship in Tahoe - CBS News
    Source: CBS News | Published on: July 15, 2024
  • DI Men's Coaching Roundup: High Point, Marquette, Duke, Brown, Dartmouth Round Out Staffs - insidelacrosse.com
    Source: insidelacrosse.com | Published on: July 15, 2024
  • Former NFL player Antonio Brown weighs in after Trump shooting - Fox News
    Source: Fox News | Published on: July 15, 2024
  • Molly Brown vs. Fury (Women’s Final) - Ultiworld
    Source: Ultiworld | Published on: July 14, 2024
  • Country star Brown visits Boys & Girls Clubs for All-Star Week - MLB.com
    Source: MLB.com | Published on: July 14, 2024
  • John Brown Wax Museum closes after 61 years in Harpers Ferry - Martinsburg Journal
    Source: Martinsburg Journal | Published on: July 13, 2024
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