Bruno as a boys’ name is pronounced BROO-noh. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Bruno is “brown”. Used as a name in the ruling families of Germany during the Middle Ages. Saint Bruno (10th century) was the founder of the Carthusian order of monks. Literary: use in the English-speaking world from the end of the 19th century may have …
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