"Brau" meaning in English

See Brau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Braus [plural]
Etymology: Two possible origins: * Borrowed from South German Bräu, an occupational surname from a shortened form of an agent noun denoting a brewer; * Borrowed from Catalan and southern French Brau, a nickname from Catalan brau (“brave, fierce”) or Occitan brau (“wild”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Bräu}} German Bräu, {{bor|en|ca|-}} Catalan, {{bor|en|fr|Brau}} French Brau, {{der|en|ca|brau||brave, fierce}} Catalan brau (“brave, fierce”), {{der|en|oc|brau||wild}} Occitan brau (“wild”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Brau (plural Braus)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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