Surname Bruni
Origin and meaning
Widespread and very frequent throughout Italy. The base is the name Bruno, already common in the Early Middle Ages, which presents two different processes of formation although it derives from the same etymon. It can directly continue the Germanic personal name Bruno; but more often it continues the nickname bruno, given in relation to the colour of the hair and beard, or of the skin. Other more recent surnames may also derive from the place names Bruni (Cuneo) and Bruno (Milan, Asti).
💡 The surname Bruni also appears as altered form of the surname Brunengo; also variants of the surnames Brunetta and Bruno in other studies consulted in this project.
Variants
Altered forms and derivatives
- Brunacci
- Brunaldi
- Brunati
- Brunato
- Brunatti
- Brunazzi 📄 (own page)
- Brunèlla
- Brunelléschi
- Brunèlli
- Brunèllo
- Brunéngo
- Brunèri
- Brunèro
- Brunése
- Brunétti
- Brunétto
- Brunini
- Brunod
- Brunóne
- Brunòri
- Brunòtti
Geographic distribution: Veneto
📍 You can view how this surname is distributed in Italy: View distribution in Italy (Cognomix)
Sources
This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:
- De Laurentiis, F. (2003). Cognomi occhiobellesi. Storia, curiosità, significati e classifiche. Occhiobello: Teatro Polivalente di Occhiobello (T.P.O.). Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20030516113456/http://www.comune.occhiobello.ro.it/cognomi/