 Dr. Heinrich Wagner presents a very different view in his "Historischen Atlas von Neustadt/Saale" (Historical Atlas of Neustadt/Saale).Wagner believes that the origination of the name had nothing to do with the houses by a water source, but rather that the name of the estate is derived from the old German given name, Brunicho.Under this scenario, the founder of Brennhausen used his own name, as was the custom of that time, for the naming of Brunechenhusen.