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Meaning

The name Bruno has the following meaning:

Brown-haried or "brown-skinned." Highly popular in Europe.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Bruno is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 814 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Bruno fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 66 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 861 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Bruno in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Bruno is pronounced as broo-no

Origins

Bruno originates from the German language.
See other suggested German boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Bruno and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Bruno: Boys - Guy, Harlan, Lew, Rocky, Willian, Wilmer, Girls - Adelaide, Adelia, Adelle, Adline, Alberta, Allar, Arleth, Arminda, Arminta, Berdie, Bernardine, Both genders - Ballard

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Bruno: Bru, Bruin, Bruine, Bruino, Brun, Brunan, Brunen, Brunoe, Brunoh, Brunon, Brunow, Brunowe, Brunun, Brunyn

Style

We think the name Bruno should fall under the following style category: German.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Bruno to be: A tough and muscular chap

In one word, you might describe Bruno as a(n) "muscular" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Bruno (or its variants) are:

Joseph L. Bruno, born on 8 April, a famous entrepreneur. Joseph L. Bruno's background: An American businessman and politician, the Temporary President of the New York State Senate and its Republican-party majority leader. Under the New York State Constitution, the 'temporary president of the senate' performs the duties of the lieutenant governor when that office is vacant, or its office-holder is out of state. On March 17, 2008 Lieutenant Governor David Paterson became governor, vacating the lieutenant governor's office. Bruno continues to hold the office of 'temporary president of the senate' and majority leader while performing lieutenant governor duties. He represents the 43rd New York State Senate District.

Franklin Roy Bruno, born on 16 November, a famous boxer. Franklin Roy Bruno's background: An English former boxer whose career highlight was winning the WBC Heavyweight championship in 1995. Altogether, he won 40 of his 45 contests. Like Henry Cooper before him, Bruno has remained a popular celebrity with the British public since his ring career ended, and still appears regularly in pantomime.
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