Given name & surname

Bruhn

Bruhn is a surname. It is used in English and East Central German.

Meaning & origin

How it developed

In East Central German usage, Bruhn is a diminutive of Bruno.

Bruhn’s family of names

In East Central German usage, Bruhn is a diminutive of Bruno. In German usage, Bruhn as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Brown. In German usage, Bruhn as a surname has a related form in Braun.

Walk Bruhn’s family in the name graph

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Around the world

Bruhn has relatives in 3 languages.

German

5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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