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Bruno

Male#115 most common in Croatia8,565 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Brown; armour
Origin:
Germanic

About the name Bruno

From a Germanic root meaning 'brown' or 'armour'. St. Bruno founded the Carthusian order; the name is popular in Croatia and Italy.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
October 6 (sv. Bruno)

Popularity with newborns

  • Boys · 2025 · 144 births · #31 that year
Position on the annual list
Bruno — Position on the annual list#31#33#35#38#40#42201720182019202020212022202320242025

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

8,565 people in Croatia are called Bruno, according to the 2021 census. That is #115 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Bruno is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

ClassicReligiousInternationalPopular

Notable people called Bruno

  • Giordano BrunoItalian philosopher and astronomer
  • Bruno MarsAmerican musician

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.