The name Bruno is a boy's name of German origin meaning "brown". Bruno is ranked #665 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Cool Boy Names From Around the World and discussed in our forums with posts like "Themed Families..".
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Bruno is a popular name throughout Europe and South America that deserves more attention here. Its color meaning makes it one of the perfect names for November babies, or really a boy born in any of the autumn months.
Stylish British cookbook writer Nigella Lawson has a son named Bruno. The versatile singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, who was raised in Hawaii, was originally named Peter, but was given the nickname Bruno at the age of two. Another Bruno: Dancing With the Stars judge Bruno Tonioli.
St. Bruno of Cologne was a nobleman who founded the Carthusian order of monks in 1084. Bruno is a name often used for bears in children's stories, and Lewis Carroll wrote one called Sylvie and Bruno. More recently, Bruno is the central character in Iris Murdoch's novel, Bruno's Dream.
A reference to ignore: the Sacha Baron Cohen character in Bruno.
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loiswrenmatthews Says:
Tillie_Jay Says:
Okay, after The Boy In The Striped Pajamas and The History Of Love, I've come to really like this name.
headintheclouds Says:
My cousin has a brown poodle named Bruno, so that's my first association with this name. I think Bruno has the same feel as Bernard- solid, dependable, towering yet reassuring, and as PP mentioned, bear-like.
lesliemarion Says:
Such a cozy, bear-like name for a man.
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas brought the name Bruno to my attention and it has gradually climbed my list of favourite names for baby boys.