English Explanatory Dictionary

Bruno

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname from Italian.
  3. A name for the bear.
  4. A placename
  5. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  6. A municipality of Piedmont, Italy.
  7. A city in Minnesota, United States.
  8. A village in Nebraska, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹunoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bruno.wav

Word forms

Bruno Brunos Brunoes

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.

Derived words

Brunonian Mount Bruno

Translations

Arabic: بْرُونُو Bengali: ব্রুনো Chinese Mandarin: 布魯諾 /布鲁诺 French: Bruno German: Bruno Hindi: ब्रूनो Italian: Bruno Japanese: ブルーノ Korean: 브루노 Marathi: ब्रुनो Russian: Бру́но
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