Meaning of the nameBrunna
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Brun-na
Brunna is a spelling of the name Bruna, which means “feminine form of Bruno, from Germanic brunna, 'armor, protection', or brun, 'brown'”.
Meaning
“feminine form of Bruno, from Germanic brunna, 'armor, protection', or brun, 'brown'”
Meaning of the name Bruna, of which Brunna is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Bruna · Behind the Name: Bruno · Wiktionary: Bruno (Latin)
- People (2022)
- 5,836
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,454
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,968
- people
Brunna in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Brunna, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (2,071 people).
5,817 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Brunna is most common
States with the highest share of people named Brunna in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.009%
- Distrito Federal 0.008%
- Tocantins 0.007%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 947 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 638 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 634 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 518 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 343 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 331 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 245 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 230 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 218 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 205 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 162 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 158 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 142 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 140 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 131 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 107 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 97 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 94 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 92 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 81 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 81 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 78 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 70 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 29 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 28 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Brunna
Writes a double N, which does not change the pronunciation; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it as a spelling variant of Bruna.
About the name Bruna
Behind the Name defines Bruna as the feminine of Bruno, used in Italian, Portuguese and Croatian, and Wiktionary records Bruna as a female name whose masculine is Bruno. For Bruno, Behind the Name gives two possible origins in ancient Germanic: brunna, 'armor, protection', or brun, 'brown'; Wiktionary's Latin entry links the name to the root *brūnaz, 'brown'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 466,413 people named Bruna, with a median age of 25. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Brunna and Brunah as spelling variants.
Other spellings of Bruna
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Bruna | 466,413 |
| Brunna | 5,836 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Bruna · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Bruna · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Bruno · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Bruno (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Bruna · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Brunna
What does the name Brunna mean?
Brunna means “feminine form of Bruno, from Germanic brunna, 'armor, protection', or brun, 'brown'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Bruna, of which Brunna is a spelling.
How many people are named Brunna in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,836 people with the first name Brunna, which ranks it number 2,454 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Brunna a boy's or a girl's name?
Brunna is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,817 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Brunna?
Brunna is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Brunna most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.009% of the state's population is named Brunna (638 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Brunna?
Bruna. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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