Clan Broun
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Broun (or Brown ) is the name of a Scottish clan in East Lothian , Scotland .
history
Origin of name
The name Broun or Brown occurs in both the Scottish and English languages . Already mentioned in old English scripts (as Brun ), the name is derived from the adjective of the color brown or dark red. It also appears in Old High German , namely as Brunn ; From this name in turn the French surname le Brun developed . Shortly after the Norman conquest of England by William the Conqueror, a family of this name was feudal lords in the northern English province of Cumberland .
Broun is also considered as an Anglicization of Mac a 'Bhriuthainn , which means something like "son of Brehon " (judge); This term has already been translated into English as MacBrayne, or it is a direct translation of MacIlledhuinn .
Chief
Chief of the Name and Arms of Broun has been Sir Wayne Broun, 14th Baronet, of Colstoun since 2007 .
Castles
- Bruntsfield House
- Carsluith Castle (historic)
literature
- Bernard Burke: The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time. Harrison & Sons, London 1884, p. 131 .
Web links
- Official Broun of Colstoun website
- Official Clan Brown Society
- Colstoun House website
- Electric Scotland website
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
