Brunell

Family name origins & meanings

• English : from Old French brunel, a diminutive of brun ‘brown’ (see Brun).
• Swedish : ornamental name from brun ‘brown’ + the suffix -ell, taken from the Latin adjectival ending -elius.
• German (also Brünell) : nickname meaning ‘brown’ (see Brun).
• Catalan : from brunell, a diminutive of bru ‘brown’.