Bruno

BROO-no

Germanic

"brown"

Bruno Origin and Meaning

The name Bruno is a boy's name of German origin meaning "brown".

Tough-yet-cuddly Bruno is an international name even in its origins: it derives from the Germanic word for “brown” plus a Latin ending, and was borrowed as a color word in many European languages.

Today, Bruno is popular in Latin America, Spain, and Eastern Europe, but has been — until recently, at least — neglected in North America.

In the middle ages, it was worn by several rulers and bishops, and an eleventh-century saint. In modern times, Bruno gets its “strong man” image from people like wrestler Bruno Sammartino, and Frank Bruno, the British boxer. That, and the fact it was traditionally a name for bears in children’s tales.

However, Bruno also has a more gentle, soulful side that more and more parents are seeing. Singer Bruno Mars (born Peter, but nicknamed Bruno from a young age after Sammartino) has done a lot to raise its popularity in the last 20 years.

The Disney movie Encanto may do even more, thanks to its misunderstood prophetic Uncle Bruno, and the catchy song We Don’t Talk About Bruno.

As boy names ending in O continue to rise, we can see this appealing to parents looking for something well-known, multicultural, and not too popular.

Its color meaning makes it especially good for a boy born in autumn.

Bruno Rank in US Top 1000

# 708 in the US

Bruno Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 367 on Nameberry

Bruno Popularity

• 708 US 2023
• 367 Nameberry 2024
• 486 Future 2028
• 427 England 2021
• 69 Germany 2023
• 17 Spain 2022
• 59 Portugal 2018
• 90 Mexico 2021
• 30 Poland 2023
• 8 Argentina 2021
• 19 Chile 2021
• 32 Croatia 2023
• 22 Dogs 2023

20 Names Similar to Bruno

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Bruno.

• Rudy
• Inigo
• Ferdinand
• Barnaby
• Lars
• Conrad
• Oskar
• Pascal
• Orlando
• Gaspar
• Leon
• Laszlo
• Emmanuel
• Linus
• Fritz
• Ziggy
• Eliot
• Homer
• Cosmo
• Lionel

Famous People Named Bruno

• Saint Bruno of Cologne German founder of the Carthusian Order
• Saint Bruno the Great German Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia
• Saint Bruno of Querfurt German missionary bishop and martyr
• Saint Bruno Italian Bishop of Segni and Abbot of Montecassino
• Saint Bruno Duke of Saxony, one of the Martyrs of Ebsdorf
• Bruno Mars (born Peter Gene Hernandez) American pop,rock singer
• Bruno Campos Brazilian,American actor
• Bruno Tonioli Italian,British choreographer and TV personality
• Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves Portuguese footballer
• Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino Italian,American pro wrestler
• Bruno Senna Brazilian racing driver
• Bruno Fraga Soares Brazilian tennis player
• Bruno Bettelheim Austrian psychoanalyst
• Bruno Metsu French footballer
• Bruno Merz New Zealand singer,songwriter
• Bruno Coppola son of American composer Anton Coppola
• Bruno Paul Diamond (b. 1996) son of celebrity chef Nigella Lawson
• Bruno Leifer Wolf (b. 2007), son of comedienne Carol Leifer
• Bruno Litmanen (b. 2007) son of footballer Jari Litmanen
• Bruno Wünsche (b. 2008) son of actress Annette Frier and Johannes Wünsche; twin of sister Josephine
• Bruno Franz Harder (b. 2010) son of actress Rhea Harder
• Bruno Lucas Ferreira Souza (b. 2012) son of model Danielle Souza and footballer Dentinho
• Bruno Peres Brazilian professional footballer

Bruno in Pop Culture

• Brüno Gehard fashionista character created by Sacha Baron Cohen
• Bruno Ricci son in Italian film "The Bicycle Thief"
• Bruno dog in Disney's 'Cinderella"
• Bruno main character in book/film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
• Bruno Jenkins character in Roald Dahl's "The Witches"
• Prince Bruno von Grannzreich character in "The Royal Tutor"
• Bruno Battaglia character in 2000 film "Bruno"
• "Bruno the Kid " animated series and its main character