Bruno

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United States//ˈbɹunoʊ//

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

proper noun

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A male given name from the Germanic languages.
He was the man who brought us those great bruising, bristle-chinned teams, with players who had fearsome names like Bruno and Bulldog.
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A surname from Italian.
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A name for the bear.
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A placename A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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A placename A municipality of Piedmont, Italy.
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A placename A city in Minnesota, United States.
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A placename A village in Nebraska, United States.

Etymology

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.

Forms

plural: Brunos, Brunoes

brunch · A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than…brunette · Of a brown color or tone.Brunette · A surname from French.

Bruno · A male given name from the Germanic languages.

brush · An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible…Brush · A surname.brushed · Roughened by rubbing with an abrasive brushes, especially as…

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