Brownlee

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English brūn →
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Meanings

proper nounBrownlee (plural Brownlees)

plural Brownlees

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbrūn“brown”
  2. EnglishBrownlee

Habitational surname from Old English brūn (“brown”) + lēah (“clearing in a forest”). Equivalent to brown + -lee (“lea”); compare Brown.

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APA

Brownlee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brownlee

MLA

“Brownlee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brownlee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brownlee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brownlee.

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