Name Bruni Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Old Danish, German Pronounced Pron. BROO-nee(German) Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified Meaning & History Old Danish form of BRÚNI as well as a German diminutive of the feminine names BRUNHILD and BRUNHILDE.A notable bearer of this name was the German actress Bruni Löbel (1920-2006).