Browning
See also: browning
English
Etymology
Old English Brūning, a patronymic for a person nicknamed Brūn (“brown”). For the first half-century of their manufacturer, the majority of semi-automatic handguns in Europe were designed by John M. Browning.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɹaʊnɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -aʊnɪŋ
Proper noun
Browning
- A surname from Old English.
- Robert Browning, a poet.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Wilcox County, Georgia.
- A village in Schuyler County, Illinois.
- A minor city in Linn County and Sullivan County, Missouri.
- A town in Glacier County, Montana.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Smith County, Texas.
- A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
- A rural municipality, Rural Municipality of Browning No. 34, in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A community in Saskatchewan.
Derived terms
- Browningian
Noun
Browning (plural Brownings)
- In Europe, a small, semi-automatic handgun.