Given name & surname
Brunelle
“the small brown-haired one”·“a dark-haired woman”
Brunelle is a variant of Burnell. One French interpretation is “the small brown-haired one.” Brunelle is a variant of Bruna. One German interpretation is “a dark-haired woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brunelle is a variant of Burnell. One French interpretation is “the small brown-haired one.” Brunelle is a variant of Bruna. One German interpretation is “a dark-haired woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brunelle is a variant of Burnell. An origin associated with Burnell is French. Brunelle is a variant of Bruna. An origin associated with Bruna is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brunelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 0 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1922. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,205 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brunelle’s family of names
Brunelle has a related form in Bruna. Brunelle has a related form in Burnell.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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