The brus Surname
brus Name Meaning and History
- Polish, Slovenian, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Slavic brus ‘whetstone’, presumably a metonymic occupational name for someone who honed or sharpened blades; possibly also a nickname for a clumsy or coarse fellow.
- Slovenian: from an old dialect short form of the personal name Ambrož (see Ambrose).
- French: topographic name for someone living on a heath, from Occitan brusc ‘heather’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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