What do you call a brown-haired man?

Even though "brunet" is the masculine form of "brunette," it is quite uncommon in English. It is more common to say he is "brown-haired."

Is there a difference between brown and brunette hair?

Brown and brunette are the same hair color. Traditionally, women are brunettes, and men with the same colored are simply said to have brown hair. Brunette is a feminine term for brown hair.

What does "brunette" mean?

"Brunette" is a French word that means "brown"

18 Brilliant Facts about Brunettes

By Celeste Hurst, Junior Writer

Published December 20, 2016Updated October 31, 2024

Although the word “brunette” is used now to mean both men and women, when referring to a man, “brunet” is the correct spelling. “Brunette” can refer to either brown or black hair._[2]
Brown and brunette are the same hair color. Traditionally, women are brunettes, and men with the same colored are are simply said to have brown hair. Brunette is a feminine term for brown hair._[7]
The word "brunette" is from the Proto-Indo-European root *bher- meaning "bright, brown" and may be related to bear, beaver, or burnish._[3]
Even though "brunet" is the masculine form of "brunette," it is quite uncommon in English. It is more common to say he is "brown-haired."_[7]
When it comes to the number of hairs on their head, brunettes are right in the middle with around 100,000 hairs. Blondes average about 120,000 and redheads have around 80,000._[10]
The actress Audrey Hepburn received praise from critics during the 1940s and 1950s for bringing a different kind of sex appeal to films. In a time period where most actresses were blonde, she refused to dye her dark brown hair._[7]

It takes a smart brunette to play a dumb blonde.

- Marilyn Monroe

The sequel to a 1953 film titled Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was called Gentlemen Marry Brunettes._[7]
The Italian-born and brown-haired actor Rudolph Valentino became the first international male sex symbol of the big screen during the 1920s._[7]
A lock of Abraham Lincoln’s dark brown hair sold for $11,905 in 2007._[8]
Brown hair replaced blonde hair as the most desirable hair color for women during the 1600s in Europe._[7]
Brunettes are more prone to non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer that starts in the lymph nodes, than anyone else._[6]
In the 1600s, people used lead combs to darken their hair, not knowing it could lead to kidney failure and death._[7]
Brown is the most common hair color all over the world except for in the middle of Sweden and Finland where only about 20% of the population is brunette._[4]
When a facial mapping expert in the United Kingdom used a computer program to make composites of the perfect female and male face, both of them had brown hair. The female most closely resembles Natalie Portman, and the male looks most like David Gandy._[5]
The majority of men in Spain, France, Italy, the United States, and Brazil state they prefer dark-haired women._[1]
While most women who dye their hair blonde or red do so to spark interest, the majority of women who dye their hair a shade of brown do so to cover up gray hairs._[9]
A book published in 1996 and titled New Women’s Dress for Success states: “…while blondes may have more fun, brunettes are more successful.”_[9]
An old Roman recipe for dark hair dye included charred eggs, boiled walnut shells, leeks, and leeches._[7]