Browning

From Old English Brūning, a patronymic for a person nicknamed Brūn (“brown”) (see Brown).

For the first half-century of their manufacturer, the majority of semi-automatic handguns in Europe were designed by John M. Browning.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaʊnɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aʊnɪŋ

Browning (countable and uncountable, plural Brownings)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A person of that surname.
   1. Robert Browning, a poet.
   2. John Browning, a firearms designer.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage
4. A placename
   1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Georgia.
      2. A village in Schuyler County, Illinois.
      3. A minor city in Linn County and Sullivan County, Missouri.
      4. A town in Glacier County, Montana.
      5. An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
      6. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
   2. A place in Canada:
      1. A rural municipality, Rural Municipality of Browning No. 34, in Saskatchewan.
      2. A community within the municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, named after Robert Browning.
   3. An asteroid in the Asteroid Belt of the Solar System

      Synonyms: 25851, 25851 Browning, (25851) Browning, 2000 EE120, 25851 (2000 EE120), (25851) 2000 EE120, 25851 (2000 EE120) Browning, 2000 EE120 Browning, 2000 EE120 (Browning), (2000 EE120) Browning, Asteroid Browning

Browning (plural Brownings)

1. Fabrique Nationale FN Model 1910 Browning and its derivatives; a European handgun; a small, semi-automatic pistol.
2. Synonym of BAR (“Browning automatic rifle”), a light machine gun