67%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Italian, Carolingian Cycle Pronounced Pron. /bru.ˈnɛl.lo/(Italian) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Diminutive of Bruno. This is the name of a Saracen thief in the Italian epic Orlando poems (1483 and 1532) by Boiardo and Ariosto. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details DiminutiveNello(Italian) Feminine FormBruna(Italian) Other Languages & CulturesBru(Catalan) Bruno(Croatian) Bruno(Czech) Bruno(French) Bruno(German) Bruno(Germanic) Bruno(Latvian) Broen(Limburgish) Bruno(Polish) Bruno(Portuguese) Bruno(Slovak) Bruno(Spanish) Categories armor, brown, colors, defence, diminutives, protection