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Help[Opinions] Re: Bruin
in reply to a message by Billina
Impossible where I live! It's the Afrikaans word for 'brown' and sounds a bit like bruhin but not really.
Bruno would be much nicer. I thought I met a girl Bruno once, but she turned out to be a Brunhilde instead.
Bruno would be much nicer. I thought I met a girl Bruno once, but she turned out to be a Brunhilde instead.
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Nevermind, isn't Bruno the word for brown in some living language?
This message was edited 2/15/2019, 11:01 AM
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As a Dutchie, I'm instantly reminded of the Dutch word bruin meaning "brown" as well. That puts me off the name, even though it is a legitimate Dutch given name:
http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Bruin (in Dutch)
I would prefer the archaic spelling of Bruyn, which makes the connection with the colour slightly less obvious. But even then, the name is not ideal - it's better suited as a middle name, if you ask me.
http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Bruin (in Dutch)
I would prefer the archaic spelling of Bruyn, which makes the connection with the colour slightly less obvious. But even then, the name is not ideal - it's better suited as a middle name, if you ask me.
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