Bruno name - Meaning of Bruno
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Croatian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
- Pronounced
- BROO-no (German) , BRUW-naw (Polish)
- Bruno Meaning
- Derived from the Germanic element brun meaning "brown". Saint Bruno of Cologne was a German monk of the 11th century who founded the Carthusian Order. The surname has belonged Giordano Bruno, a philosopher burned at the stake by the Inquisition. Bruno originates in Germanic languages and means "brown skinned". As a masculine given name, Bruno is currently more popular in Europe and Brazil. In the United States its popularity has been declining since the beginning of the 20th century. Originally derived from the Germanic element ‘brun’, which means ‘brown’, Bruno was the name of a famous 11th century German saint – Saint Bruno of Cologne.
Bruno Related Names
Feminine Forms: Bruna, Brunella (Italian), Bruna (Portuguese), Bruna (Croatian)
Other Languages: Broen (Limburgish)
Bruno Celebrities
Bruno Betzel - baseball player, Bruno Campos - actor, Bruno Ganz - actor, Bruno Haas - baseball player, Bruno Kirby - actor, Bruno Menezes - soccer player, Bruno Sundov - basketball player, Bruno Mars - singer-songwriter,
