Message: "Brownadine" - Behind the Name

Brownadine

by Mirage (guest)

6/1/2004, 12:27 PM

My great-aunt's funeral was today. Her name was Brownadine. I was wondering about it, but it's not in the data base. Anyone have any info?

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- Mirage (guest)

6/1/2004, 12:28 PM

Also, it's pronounced brown-uh-deen.

- Miranda (Randee15) +1

6/1/2004, 11:13 AM

Hm, my theory would be it probably has something to do with brown skin or hair. Like Bruna or Brunette, only Anglicised. Perhaps an Anglicised form of Brunette / Bruna or simply the word "brown" combined with Bernadine / Nadine?

'Course, I could be totally wrong.

Miranda

- Mirage (guest)

6/3/2004, 11:03 AM

Thanks. She did have brown hair, but didn't really think of that. I just assumed it was some frilly, early twentieth-century name

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