Bruno ( name ) - wikipedia Bruno ( name ) Bruno Gender Male Origin Word / name Old High German Meaning `` Shield '' or `` Armor '' Other names Related names `` Bruna '' ( female ) Bruno is a male given name. It is derived from the Old High German word brun meaning Shield or Armor. It occurs very frequently in continental Europe, United States, Canada, Brazil and Oceania as a given name for men and boys. Contents 1 Notable historical names 2 Notable given names 3 Fictional given names 4 Notable surnames 5 See also Notable historical names Bruno, Duke of Saxony ( died 880 ) Saint Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne ( died 965 ) Saint Bruno of Querfurt ( died 1009 ) Bishop Bruno of Augsburg ( died 1029 ) Saint Bruno, Bishop of Würzburg ( died 1045 ) Bruno II ( 1024 -- 1057 ) Bruno the Saxon ( 11th century ), historian Bruno of Cologne ( d. 1101 ), founder of the Carthusians Saint Bruno, Bishop of Segni ( died 1123 ) Pope Gregory V, given name was Bruno of Carinthia Pope Leo IX, given name was Bruno, Count of Dagsbourg Several people named Giordano Bruno Henri Reynders ( Dom Bruno ) ( 1903 -- 1981 ), Catholic priest Notable given names This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Bruno Bauer, German philosopher Bruno Bozzetto, Italian animator Bruno Branciforte, Italian admiral Bruno Brookes ( born 1959 ), ( born Trevor Neil Brookes ), British DJ Bruno Caboclo, Brazilian basketball player Bruno Campos, Brazilian actor Bruno Carabetta, French judoka Bruno Carranza ( 1822 -- 1891 ), former President of Costa Rica Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer, older brother of Benoit Cheyrou Bruno Corbucci, Italian film director Bruno Cortês, Brazilian football ( soccer ) defender Bruno de Finetti, Italian probabilist and statistician Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza, Brazilian football ( soccer ) goalkeeper Bruno Forte, Italian theologian and ecclesiastic Bruno Gagliasso, Brazilian actor Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor Bruno Gerussi, Canadian actor Bruno Giacomelli, Formula 1 driver Bruno Giacometti, Swiss architect Bruno Giordano, Italian footballer and a coach Bruno Gissoni, Brazilian actor Bruno Gonçalves Kischinhevsky ( born 1994 ), known as Bruno, Brazilian football midfielder Bruno Grandi, Italian gymnast and president of the International Gymnastics Federation Bruno Gutzeit ( born 1966 ), French butterfly swimmer Bruno Hauptmann ( 1899 -- 1936 ), the man executed for the Lindbergh kidnapping / murder Bruno Heller ( born 1960 ), English screenwriter Bruno Heppell ( born 1972 ), Canadian football player Bruno Hochmuth, American general Bruno Hussar ( 1911 -- 1996 ), Catholic priest Bruno Junk ( 1929 -- 1995 ), Estonian racewalker Bruno Kirby ( 1949 -- 2006 ), American actor Bruno Kreisky ( 1911 -- 1990 ), Austrian chancellor from 1970 to 1983 Bruno Langley, British actor Bruno Latour, French sociologist and cultural theorist Bruno Lauzi, Italian singer - songwriter Bruno Leoni ( 1913 -- 1967 ), Italian political philosopher ( classical liberalism ) and lawyer Bruno Lucia, Australian stand - up comedian and performer Bruno Magli, Italian shoe designer Bruno Mars, American singer - songwriter and music producer Bruno Mattei, Italian film director Bruno Munari, Italian industrial designer Bruno Neri, Italian footballer and partisan Bruno Nolasco ( born 1986 ), Brazilian water polo player Bruno Rezende ( born 1986 ), Brazilian volleyball player Bruno Prevedi, Italian opera singer Bruno Renan Trombelli, Brazilian footballer playing for FC Shakhtar Bruno Rossi, Italian - American experimental physicist Bruno Ruffo, Italian motorcycle road racer Bruno S., actor Bruno Saby, French racer Bruno St. Jacques, Canadian ice hockey player Bruno Saltor Grau, Spanish footballer Bruno Sammartino ( born 1935 ), Italian - American wrestler Bruno Sassi ( born 1970 ), wrestler Bruno Schulz, Polish writer Bruno Senna, Brazilian racecar driver Bruno Steinhoff ( born 1937 ), German billionaire businessman, founder of Steinhoff International Bruno Tabacci, Italian politician Bruno Tonioli ( born 1955 ), Italian dancer and choreographer Bruno Walter ( 1876 -- 1962 ), German conductor and composer Bruno Zevi ( 1918 -- 2000 ), Italian arquitect Bruno Zumino, Italian theoretical physicist Bruno, also known as Eko. Lsa, French rapper Bruno Herrero Arias, Spanish footballer playing for Sevilla FC Fictional given names Bruno, a webcomic by Christopher Baldwin Bruno !, a webcomic by Dan Smith ( artist ) Bruno the Bandit, a webcomic by Ian McDonald Bruno the Bear, a rival of Bugs Bunny in the Warner Brothers short Big Top Bunny Bruno the Bear, a character on the TV series Edward and Friends Bruno the Bigfoot, a character in Sam & Max Hit the Road computer game Bruno the Kid, the lead character in the 1990s animated series Bruno, a pseudonym used by actor Bruce Willis Bruno, a character in the Sesame Street television show Bruno, a character from Lewis Carroll 's Sylvie and Bruno Bruno, a character in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Bruno, a robot from Mega Man Legends Bruno, a dog in Disney 's animated feature Cinderella Bruno, 1930s animated cartoon pet dog belonging to Bosko Bruno, a character in the Pokémon video game Brüno Gehard, a character portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen on television and in the 2009 film Brüno Bruno Antony, the primary antagonist in Alfred Hitchcock 's thriller Strangers on a Train Bruno Cortona, character in the 1948 film The Easy Life Bruno Gianelli, a character in the TV series The West Wing Bruno J. Global, a character in Macross Bruno Mannheim, a DC Comics character Bruno Martelli, a character on the TV series Fame Bruno Martinez, a character in Grim Fandango Bruno Ricci, character in the 1948 film Bicycle Thieves Bruno Von Stickle, a character in Disney 's Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo ( 1977 ) Bruno von Falk, a fictional character in the novel Suite Française and the 2015 film of the same name Notable surnames This page lists people with the surname Bruno. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Alessio Bruno ( born 1994 ) Italian footballer Billi Bruno ( born 1997 ), actress Angelo Bruno ( 1911 -- 1980 ), former boss of the Philadelphia crime family Chris Bruno ( born 1966 ), actor Dylan Bruno, American actor Federico Bruno ( born 1993 ), Argentine distance runner Francesco Bruno ( born 1968 ), Italian sport shooter Francesco Faà di Bruno, Italian mathematician and priest Frank Bruno ( born 1961 ), boxer, Gioia Bruno, musician Giordano Bruno ( died 1600 ), Italian philosopher, priest, cosmologist, and occultist, executed for heresy Giovanni Bruno, Italian footballer Giuliana Bruno, academic and art writer J. Jon Bruno, Episcopal Bishop of Los Angeles Joseph Bruno, New York politician Nick Bruno, eighth president of the University of Louisiana at Monroe Quentin Bruno, singer, dancer and actor Robert R. Bruno Jr., American artist, inventor, and businessman Salvatore Bruno, Italian football striker Sébastien Bruno, French rugby union player Tony Bruno, American sports talk radio host Tory Bruno, Aerospace executive and President and CEO of United Launch Alliance Fictional surnames Giorgio Bruno, a character in the video game Time Crisis 4 Jimmy Bruno, a character in Cold Case appearing in the episode `` Forever Blue '' Avilio Bruno, a character in the anime 91 Days. 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Question: what is the origin of the name bruno
Answer: Old High German word brun