sunburn

sunburn · noun, verb¹

1. Middle English · inherited from*sunne burnen
2. English todaysunburn

From Middle English *sunne burnen, *sonne brennen, *sunne brennen (suggested by derivatives sonne brennynge, sunne brennynge (“sunburn”, literally “sun-burning”) and sunne brente (“sunburnt”), equivalent to sun + burn. Compare West Frisian sinnebrân (“sunburn”), Dutch zonnebrand (“sunburn”), German Sonnenbrand (“sunburn”), Swedish solbränna (“sunburn”), and Icelandic sólbruni (“sunburn”), as well as Old English sunbryne (“sunburn”).

Sunburn · proper noun²

From sunburn, in reference to Sunny's name and Aubrey's hot-headed, "fiery" personality.