Brunetto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Brunetto.

Proper noun

Brunetto (plural Brunettos)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brunetto is the 36788^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 607 individuals. Brunetto is most common among White (93.9%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brunetto”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 240.

Italian

Etymology

From Bruno +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruˈnet.to/
• Rhymes: -etto
• Hyphenation: Bru‧nét‧to

Proper noun

Brunetto m

1. a male given name

Proper noun

Brunetto m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a patronymic