Baune Family History
Baune Surname Meaning
French: variant of Beaune which is a habitational name from a place called Beaune examples of which are found in Allier Côte-d'or and Loire. The placename is derived from Belena feminine form of Belenos the name of a Gallic deity.
French (Bauné): habitational name from Bauné in Maine-et-Loire.
German: from the Swabian form of Bohne ‘bean’ a metonymic occupational name for a bean planter with the bean being an important food before the arrival of the potato.
(see also Bohn).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
