Brau

See also: brau and brâu

English

Etymology

From Sardinian via Italian Brau or Occitan via French Brau.

Proper noun

Brau (plural Braus)

1. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brau”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 218.
• Forebears

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French

Etymology

From Occitan. In France, most prevalent in Hautes-Pyrénées.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁo/

Proper noun

Brau m or f

1. a surname from Occitan, equivalent to English Brau.

Further reading

• Forebears
• geopatronyme.com

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Italian

Etymology

Most prevalent in Sardinia. From Sardinian, derived from a dialectal variant of the adjective bravo (“wild, untamed”). This surname is also found in Catalan and Occitan.

Proper noun

Brau ?

1. a surname from Sardinian, equivalent to English Brau.

Descendants

• English: Brau

Further reading

• Forebears
• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2022

Anagrams

• ruba