"Bruin" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Dutch bruin (“brown”), used as a name for the bear in Reynard the Fox. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|bruin|t=brown}} Dutch bruin (“brown”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bruin
  1. (literary) A bear character in fairy stories, etc., especially when anthropomorphised. Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-Bruin-en-name-LO4rNxPG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Bruins [plural]
Etymology: * As a Dutch surname, borrowed from Dutch Bruin, from the adjective bruin (“brown”). Compare Braun. * As an English surname, possibly a pronunciation of the French surname Brun, from the adjective brun (“brown”), related to above. * As an Alemannic German surname, variant of Bruhin. Etymology templates: {{wp}}, {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{bor|en|nl|Bruin}} Dutch Bruin, {{m|nl|bruin|t=brown}} bruin (“brown”), {{m|en|Braun}} Braun, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{m|en|Brun}} Brun, {{m|fr|brun|t=brown}} brun (“brown”), {{der|en|gsw|-}} Alemannic German, {{m|gsw|Bruhin}} Bruhin Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Bruin (countable and uncountable, plural Bruins)
  1. A surname from Dutch. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Bruin-en-name-21rZqW6t Categories (other): English surnames
  2. An unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bruin-en-name-vd2vBMTr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 3 72 7
  3. A borough of Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bruin-en-name-8BtDj~UM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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