Brunonis vicus

Etymology
Probably a calque of an name first attested in 1031 as :  (genitive form of, itself a Latinisation of the   and/or , i.e., St. Bruno of Saxony (d. 880), legendary founder of the settlement in 861) + ; at its founding, the settlement stood near a ford across the River Oker = “Bruno’s village” ≈ “Brownswick”. Compare the modern 🇨🇬 name for the city and the 🇨🇬.