Definition of "Brown"

(countable) A surname.

1. An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname.  examples

2. An Irish surname of Anglo-Norman origin, a translation of de Brún.  examples

A locale in the United States.

1. An unincorporated community in California; named for hotelier George Brown.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in Louisiana; named for landowner George W. Brown.  examples

3. An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for postmaster Robert H. Brown.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for early settler John Brown.  examples

5. A ghost town in Nevada.  examples

6. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brown Township.  examples

Brown University.  examples

Alternative letter-case form of brown (“person with a dark complexion”)  examples

(chiefly US, often Canada and UK) Alternative letter-case form of brown (“of a dark complexion”)  examples