In the world, Browne (Browne 
, ブラウン 
, 布朗 
, among others...) is a rare gender-neutral forename. The forename Browne is habitual in Libya, where it is a rare boy's name, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Sudan. Much more prevalently, Browne is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Browne | Australia, Ireland, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| ブラウン | Japan |
| 布朗 | China |
| براون | Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
| برون | Egypt, Iran, Yemen, Sudan, Iraq |
| Браун | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
| בראון | Israel |
Browne is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| brutus browne politician (b. 1501) |
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| field marshal philip george browne (1727-1803) (b. 1727) |
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| graf josef ulysses browne (1728-1759) (b. 1728) |
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howe browne, 2nd marquess of sligo Irish peer and colonial governor (1788-1845), GB (b. 1788) |
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| sir john edmond browne, 1st bt. (1748-1835) (b. 1748) |
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hablot knight browne British artist (1815-1882), GB (b. 1815) |
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| fielding browne (1789-1871) lawyer (b. 1789) |
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| b. a. browne English cricketer (1790-?), GB (b. 1790) |
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| montague browne Irish dean (1799-1884) (b. 1799) |
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| sir charles manly browne, 3rd bt. (1806-1890) (b. 1806) |
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| goodlatte richardson browne Irish–Canadian architect (1813-1855), CA (b. 1813) |
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| jemmett browne British private secretary (b. 1832) |
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giles leigh browne British polyglot and Esperantist (1883-1919) (b. 1883) |
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| magens james caulfeild browne (1837-1866) (b. 1837) |
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| dodwell browne (1841-1921) (b. 1841) |
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