Bruning

See also: bruning

English

Etymology

North/Low German and Dutch surname, from the old Germanic name *Bruno, related to modern Brun, and ultimately from the adjective bruin (“brown”). Compare Bruening.

Proper noun

Bruning (plural Brunings)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bruning is the 10758^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2965 individuals. Bruning is most common among White (95.38%) individuals.

Anagrams

• burning

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

brun (“brown”) +‎ -ing. Doublet of bruning (“brownie”).

Proper noun

Bruning m (definite Bruningen)

1. a male given name

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Bruning”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 70

Old English

Etymology

brūn (“brown”) +‎ -ing

Proper noun

Bruning m

1. a patronymic name

Descendants

• English: Browning