Brownie (given name)

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Brownie
GenderUnisex
Language(s) English
Origin
Meaning Brownie; diminutive for the surname Brown or the color brown

Brownie is a given name or a hypocorism often used in reference to the brownie. The name came into use in the 1890s when poems and drawings about the mythical beings were published by Palmer Cox in the children's magazine St. Nicholas . Broonie is a variant. [1] It was also a term for the Brownies, referring to Girl Scouts who are aged seven to ten. The term was taken from a story about the brownie. The word brownie is also a diminutive English word for someone with the surname Brown or for the color brown.

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The name was in rare use for both boys and girls in the United States between 1890 and 1920. [2]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Charbonneau, Karen (March 17, 2023). American Baby Girl Names: 1587-1920s. Post Falls, Idaho: A Ship's Cat Book. p. 136. ASIN   B0BYTTGH3L.
  2. ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Popularity in the United States". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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