Brownie

Meaning

Noun

1. (Australia, British, Canada) A junior Girl Guide.
2. (US) A junior Girl Scout.

Name

A nickname of the surname Brown.

Synonyms

Girl Scouts

Translations

Gnom

Heinzelmännchen

Wichtel

jeannette

Brownie

Lutin

Gnomo

Kabouter

Kabouters

Brownie

Câmera Brownie

Gnomo

alita

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹaʊni/

Etymology

From brownie (“a helpful elf”). Specifically, inspired by the story "The Brownies" by Juliana Horatia Ewing (published in 1870, The Brownies and Other Tales), in which two children, Tommy and Betty, learn that children can be helpful brownies or lazy boggarts. But compare with Dutch kabouter (“a very young female member of the scout movement”) (literally, a "gnome").