Bruno

[ broo-noh; for 1, 3 also Italian broo-naw ]

noun
  1. Gior·da·no [jawr-dah-naw], /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/, 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.

  2. Saint, c1030–1101, German ecclesiastical writer: founder of the Carthusian order.

  1. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “brown.”

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British Dictionary definitions for Bruno

Bruno

/ (ˈbruːnəʊ) /


noun
  1. Franklin Roy, known as Frank . born 1961, British heavyweight boxer

  2. (Italian ˈbruno) Giordano . (dʒorˈdano). 1548–1600, Italian philosopher, who developed a pantheistic monistic philosophy: he was burnt at the stake for heresy

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