Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bruno

/ˈbɹunoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: bruno
IPA: /ˈbɹunoʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Countable

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A surname from Italian.

Countable

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A name for the bear.

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Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He was the man who brought us those great bruising, bristle-chinned teams, with players who had fearsome names like Bruno and Bulldog."

Etymology

From Italian, German etc continental European Bruno, name of medieval Italian and German saints and royalty, Latinized form of Old High German brūn (“brown”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn. The surname is mostly borrowed from Italian Bruno. Doublet of Brown.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₃enh₂-, -, brūn, *brūn

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɹunoʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Brunos (plural) Brunoes (plural)

Derived Forms

Brunonian

Phrases

Mount Bruno

Frequently Paired Words

Brown Browne

Rhymes With

juno juneau mizuno grunow garduno rotunno

Questions

How do you pronounce bruno?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹunoʊ/.
What does bruno mean?: A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Where does bruno come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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