Bruno is a given name and surname of Old Irish, French, Italian, Latin and Germanic origin. In the Latin languages, it comes from Brunus, An Bru’, Brun, and Brugh; Bruno is a Latin name as well as Germanic (Braun) name composed of the root brun-, which can mean burnished (polished, brown, with luste), also present in the words/names braun (in German), brown (in English), and Bruno (in Latin.)
Today it is also very frequent in Italy, where it has been documented since the 8th century and whose spread is mainly due to important figures such as the monk Bruno of Cologne (1030–1101), and the pioneer of the scientific method, Giordano Bruno (1548–1600).
Given the popularity of the given name in Italy, as a result of patronymic tradition, the surname "Bruno" and its numerous variants are also recurrent, such as Bruce, Brunacci, Brunaldi, Brundu, Brunari, Brunella, Brunelleschi, Brunelli, Brunello, Brunengo, Bruneri, Brunese, Brunetti, Brunex, Brunetto, Bruni, Brunini, Brunoldi, Brunone, Brunotti, Brunei, etc.
It commonly occurs in Greece, Croatia and in countries that speak Germanic, Romance, Baltic and West Slavic languages and as a given name to men and boys. Bruno is most common in Italy. Bruno is the 11th most common surname in Italy.
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Given name
People
Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880)
Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, Duke of Lotharingia and saint
Bruno (bishop of Verden) (920–976), German Roman Catholic bishop
Pope Gregory V (c. 972 – 999), born Bruno of Carinthia
Bruno of Querfurt (c. 974 – 1009), Christian missionary bishop, martyr and saint
Bruno of Augsburg (c. 992 – 1029), Bishop of Augsburg
Bruno (bishop of Würzburg) (1005–1045), German Roman Catholic bishop
Pope Leo IX (1002–1054), born Bruno of Egisheim-Dagsburg
Bruno II (1024–1057), Frisian count or margrave
Bruno the Saxon (fl. 2nd half of the 11th century), historian
Bruno of Cologne (died 1101), founder of the Carthusians
Bruno (bishop of Segni) (c. 1045 – 1123), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and saint
Bruno (archbishop of Trier) (died 1124), German Roman Catholic bishop
Bruno II of Berg (c. 1100 – 1137), Archbishop of Cologne and chips
Surname
People
Bruno (surname)
Fictional characters
Avilio Bruno, in the anime 91 Days
Billi Bruno (born 1997), actress
Giorgio Bruno, in the video game Time Crisis 4
Bruno Airmont, in Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon