Johnny Brown

(male), occasionally (female) Pet form of John, also used as an independent given name from the 16th century onwards. In the United States it is occasionally also used as a girl's name. Famous bearers include the American country singer Johnny Cash (1932–2003) and the film actor Johnny Depp (b. 1963).

English, Scottish, and Irish: generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brūn or Old French brun. This word is occasionally found in Old English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname. Brun- was also a Germanic name-forming element. Some instances of Old English Brūn as a personal name may therefore be short forms of compound names such as Brūngar, Brūnwine, etc. As a Scottish and Irish name, it sometimes represents a translation of Gaelic Donn. As an American family name, it has absorbed numerous surnames from other languages with the same meaning.