Bruno (name)
Bruno is a male given name. It is derived from the Old High German name Brun meaning Brown (modern Standard German: braun).
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old High German |
| Meaning | "Brown" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | "Bruna" (female) |
It occurs in continental Europe, United States, Canada, Brazil and Oceania as a given name for men and boys.
Given name
Pre-modern world
- 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 (d. 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
Modern world
- Bruno Bauer (1809–1882), German philosopher
- Bruno Bozzetto (born 1938), Italian animator
- Bruno Branciforte (born 1947), Italian admiral
- Bruno Caboclo (born 1995), Brazilian basketball player
- Bruno Campos (born 1973), Brazilian actor
- Bruno Carabetta (born 1966), French judoka
- Bruno Carranza (1822–1891), former President of Costa Rica
- Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer, older brother of Benoit Cheyrou
- Bruno Corbucci (1931–1996), Italian film director
- Bruno Cortês (born 1987), Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender
- Bruno de Finetti (1906–1985), Italian probabilist and statistician
- Bruno Fernandes (footballer, born 1994), Portuguese footballer
- Bruno (footballer, born 1984), full name Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza, Brazilian footballer and convicted murderer
- Bruno Fernando (born 1998), American basketball player
- Bruno Forte (born 1949), Italian theologian and ecclesiastic
- Bruno Gagliasso (born 1982), Brazilian actor
- Bruno Ganz (1941–2019), Swiss actor
- Bruno Gerussi (1928–1995), Canadian actor
- Bruno Giacomelli (born 1952), Formula 1 driver
- Bruno Giacometti (1907–2012) Swiss architect
- Bruno Giordano (born 1956), Italian footballer and a coach
- Bruno Gissoni (born 1986), Brazilian actor
- Bruno Gonçalves Kischinhevsky (born 1994), known as Bruno, Brazilian football midfielder
- Bruno Grandi (1934–2019), Italian gymnast and president of the International Gymnastics Federation
- Bruno Gutzeit (born 1966), French butterfly swimmer
- Bruno Richard Hauptmann (1899–1936), perpetrator of the Lindbergh kidnapping
- Bruno Heller (born 1960), English screenwriter
- Bruno Heppell (born 1972), Canadian football player
- Bruno Herrero Arias, Spanish footballer
- Bruno Hochmuth (1911–1967) American general
- Bruno Hussar (1911–1996), Catholic priest
- Bruno Junk (1929–1995), Estonian racewalker
- Bruno Kirby (1949–2006), American actor
- Bruno Kreisky (1911–1990), Austrian chancellor from 1970 to 1983
- Bruno Langley (born 1987), British actor
- Bruno Latour (1947), French sociologist and cultural theorist
- Bruno Lauzi (1937–2006), Italian singer-songwriter
- Bruno Leoni (1913–1967), Italian political philosopher (classical liberalism) and lawyer
- Bruno Lucia, Australian stand-up comedian and performer
- Bruno Lüdke (1908–1944), German alleged prolific serial killer
- Bruno Magli, Italian shoe designer
- Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter and music producer
- Bruno Mattei (1931–2007), Italian film director
- Bruno (footballer, born 1989), full name Bruno Moreira Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Bruno (footballer, born 1999), full name Bruno Moreira Soares, Brazilian footballer, playing in Colombia
- Bruno Munari (1907–1998), Italian industrial designer
- Bruno Neri (1910–1944) Italian footballer and partisan
- Bruno (footballer, born 1994), full name Bruno Nogueira Barbosa, Brazilian footballer, playing in Moldova
- Bruno Nolasco (born 1986), Brazilian water polo player
- Bruno Rezende (born 1986), Brazilian volleyball player
- Bruno Prevedi (1928–1988) Italian opera singer
- Bruno Renan Trombelli (born 1991), Brazilian footballer
- Bruno Rossi (1905–1993), Italian-American experimental physicist
- Bruno Ruffo (1920–2007), Italian motorcycle road racer
- Bruno S., German film actor, artist and musician Bruno Schleinstein (1932–2010)
- Bruno Saby (born 1949), French racer
- Bruno St. Jacques, Canadian ice hockey player
- Bruno (footballer, born 1980), full name Bruno Saltor Grau, Spanish former footballer
- Bruno Sammartino (1935–2018) Italian-American wrestler
- Bruno Sassi (born 1970), wrestler
- Bruno Schulz (1892–1942) Polish writer
- Bruno Senna (born 1983), Brazilian racecar driver
- Bruno Soriano (born 1984), Spanish footballer
- Bruno Steinhoff (born 1937), German billionaire businessman, founder of Steinhoff International
- Bruno Tabacci (born 1946), Italian politician
- Bruno Tonioli (born 1955), Italian dancer and choreographer
- Bruno (footballer, born 1970), full name Bruno Alexandre Vaza Ferreira, Portuguese former footballer
- Bruno Walter (1876–1962), German conductor and composer
- Bruno Zebie (born 1995), Canadian soccer player
- Bruno Zevi (1918–2000), Italian architect
- Bruno Zumino (1923–2014), Italian theoretical physicist
Fictional characters
- the title character of Bruno (webcomic), by Christopher Baldwin
- Bruno Azrael, a fictional character in the anime Gundam SEED DESTINY
- Bruno the Bear, a rival of Bugs Bunny in the Warner Brothers short Big Top Bunny
- Bruno the Bear, in the TV series Edward and Friends
- Bruno the Bigfoot, in the Sam & Max Hit the Road computer game
- the lead character of Bruno the Kid, a 1990s animated series
- Bruno, in the Sesame Street television show
- Bruno, from Lewis Carroll's novel Sylvie and Bruno
- Bruno, in the 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
- Bruno, a robot from Mega Man Legends
- Bruno, a bear character in the animated series Total Drama
- Bruno, a dog in Disney's animated feature Cinderella
- Bruno, 1930s animated cartoon pet dog belonging to Bosko
- Bruno (Pokémon), in the Pokémon video game
- Brüno Gehard, portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen on television and in the 2009 film Brüno
- Bruno Antony, the villain of Alfred Hitchcock's film Strangers on a Train
- Bruno Cortona, in the 1948 film The Easy Life
- Bruno and Luisa di Marco, in the British soap opera EastEnders
- Bruno Sheppard, an antagonist in 1985 animated show M.A.S.K.
- Bruno Gianelli, in the TV series The West Wing
- Bruno J. Global, in the Japanese anime Macross
- Bruno Mannheim, a DC Comics character
- Bruno Martelli, in the TV series Fame
- Bruno Martinez, in the video game Grim Fandango
- Bruno Ricci, in the 1948 film Bicycle Thieves
- Bruno Von Stickle, in Disney's Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
- Bruno von Falk, in the novel Suite Française and the 2015 film of the same name
- Bruno Bucciarati, in the Japanese manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- the title character of Bruno the Bandit, a webcomic drawn by Ian McDonald
Surname
People
- Alessio Bruno (born 1994) Italian footballer
- Billi Bruno (born 1997), actress
- Angelo Bruno (1911–1980), former boss of the Philadelphia crime family
- Chris Bruno (born 1966), actor
- Dylan Bruno (born 1972), American actor
- Federico Bruno (born 1993), Argentine distance runner
- Francesco Bruno (born 1968), Italian sport shooter
- Francesco Faà di Bruno (1825–1888), Italian mathematician and priest
- Frank Bruno (born 1961), boxer
- Gioia Bruno (born 1963), American musician
- Giordano Bruno (1548–1600), Italian philosopher, priest, cosmologist and occultist, executed for heresy
- Giovanni Bruno (born 1988), Italian footballer
- Giuliana Bruno, academic and art writer
- J. Jon Bruno (born 1946), Episcopal Bishop of Los Angeles
- Joseph Bruno (born 1929), New York politician
- Michele Bruno (1941–2016), South African drag queen
- Nick Bruno (born 1951), eighth president of the University of Louisiana at Monroe
- Quentin Bruno, singer, dancer and actor
- Robert R. Bruno Jr. (1945–2008), American artist, inventor and businessman
- Salvatore Bruno (born 1979), Italian football striker
- Sébastien Bruno (born 1974), French rugby union player
- Tony Bruno (born 1952), American sports talk radio host
- Tory Bruno (born 1961), aerospace executive and president and CEO of United Launch Alliance
Fictional characters
- Avilio Bruno, in the anime 91 Days
- Giorgio Bruno, in the video game Time Crisis 4
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