The surname is mostly borrowed from Italian Bruno. He was the man who brought us those great bruising, bristle-chinned teams, with players who had fearsome names like Bruno and Bulldog.Įtymology: From Italian, German etc continental European Bruno, name of medieval Italian and German saints and royalty, Latinized form of Old High German brūn ('brown'). Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:Ī male given name from the Germanic languages.