Brunel - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Brunel \b-ru-nel\ is a variant of Burnell (Old French), and the meaning of Brunel is "small brown one". See also Lebrun.

The baby name Brunel sounds like Brunell and Burnel. Other similar baby names are Arnel, Bruno and Brunon.

Brunel is a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Brunel. Compare Brunel with related baby names.