Etymology

Bruno

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Today it means: A male given name from the Germanic languages. Full definition →

Old High German brūn ← Proto-West Germanic *brūn
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*brūn
  2. Old High German · derived frombrūn“brown”
  3. English todayBruno

From Italian, German etc continental European Bruno, name of medieval Italian and German saints and royalty, Latinized form of Old High German brūn (“brown”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn. The surname is mostly borrowed from Italian Bruno. Doublet of Brown.

Words from the same roots

Old High Germanbrūn all →

Brunonian

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