Bruno

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Bruno

Gender: Masculine
Language: English, German
Etymology:
Bruno is a German name that means “Brown,” from Old German “brun,” or possibly, “Bear.”?

History:
Bruno is a Germanic name, found in Germanic lands throughout the Middle Ages (including England, as the Old English Brun until the 13th century). It survived in German-speaking countries no doubt due to the fame of St. Bruno, Archbishop of Cologne (953-965) and St. Bruno (Hartenfaust) of Cologne (1030-1101), a man who founded the Carthusian Order.

It is occasionally found in England

Pronunciation: broo-no.

Alternates: Brun, Brunon.

Feminine: Bruna.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Bruno Walter (1876-1962)
German-American conductor.
Bruno Frank (1887-1945)
German novelist.
Bruno Schulz (1892-1942)
Polish author.
Bruno Maderna (1920-1973)
Italian composer.

Miscellaneous:
Bruno Richard Hauptmann (1899-1936)
Convicted of the kidnap and murder of Charles Lindbergh ,Jr.

Political Figures:
Bruno Kreisky (1911-1990)
Austrian politician.

Religious Figures:
St. Bruno (925-965)
German statesman.
St. Boniface (Bruno of Querfurt) (?-1009)
German missionary.
St. Bruno of Cologne (-1045)
Bishop of Würzburg.
St. Bruno of Cologne (1030-1101)
Founder of the Carthusian order.
St. Bruno of Segni (-1123)
Bishop of Segni.
St. Bruno Serokuma (-1885)
Ugandian martyr.

Scientists and Inventors:
Bruno Bettelheim (1903-1990)
American psychologist.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.010 % named Bruno

Popularity of Bruno:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 383rd most popular.
1910-1920: 285th most popular.
1920-1930: 400th most popular.
1930-1940: 596th most popular.
1940-1950: 744th most popular.
1950-1960: 745th most popular.
1960-1970: 890th most popular.
1970-1980: N/A
1980-1990: 995th most popular.
1990: 843rd most popular.
1991: 937th most popular.
1992: N/A
1993: 954th most popular.
1994: N/A
1996: 947th most popular.
1997-99: N/A
2000: 945th most popular.
2001: 970th most popular.
2002: 786th most popular.
2003: 778th most popular.