FromDutchbruin(“brown”), used as a name for the bear inReynard the Fox.

Bruin

1. (literary) Abear character in fairy stories, etc., especially whenanthropomorphised.
   • 1886,Peter Christen Asbj&oslash￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad,Folk and Fairy Tales, page112:

     When he had driven some distance he met a pedlar. "Where is the sheriff off to, to-day?" said the pedlar; "he must have a long way and little time, since he is driving so fast." ButBruin did not say a word, for he had more than enough to do to hold on.

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• As aDutch surname, borrowed fromDutchBruin, from the adjectivebruin(“brown”). CompareBraun.
• As an English surname, possibly a pronunciation of theFrench surnameBrun, from the adjectivebrun(“brown”), related to above.
• As anAlemannic German surname, variant ofBruhin.

Bruin (countable anduncountable,pluralBruins)

1. Asurname from Dutch.
2. Anunincorporated community inElliott County,Kentucky,United States.
3. Aborough ofButler County,Pennsylvania,United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census,Bruin is the 38484^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 575 individuals.Bruin is most common among White (84.87%) and Black/African American (13.57%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bruin”, inDictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York:Oxford University Press,→ISBN,page238.

• Bruni,Burin,Rubin,burin,rub in,rubin

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