Braun

American  

[broun, broun] / braʊn, braʊn /

noun

1. Eva 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.

2. Karl Ferdinand 1850–1918, German physicist and specialist in wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in Physics 1909.

3. Wernher von 1912–77, German rocket engineer, in U.S. after 1945.

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Braun British  

/ braun /

noun

1. Eva (ˈeːfa). 1910–45, Adolf Hitler's mistress, whom he married shortly before their suicides in 1945

2. Karl Ferdinand . 1850–1918, German physicist, who invented crystal diodes (leading to the development of crystal radio) and the oscilloscope. He shared the Nobel prize for physics (1909) with Marconi

3. See (Wernher) von Braun

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Example Sentences

The company was founded in 2022 by a former Green Beret with supply-chain and logistics expertise, Phil Braun, and by a graduate of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Rose marries a young woman from the community, Suzanna played by Caro Braun.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Braun has been with the company for decades and has held leadership positions across the globe, including international markets like Latin America and China—key regions of growth for the company.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Starting guard Christian Braun has been out since injuring an ankle Nov. 12 and Cameron Johnson has missed 15 games because of a knee injury.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

I go straight to Herr Braun, who tells me to go and talk to the director and leave him alone.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron