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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Bruna f. Fem. of Brun, from Old High German >brūn, Old English brún 'brown'.

France
Latin
1135 Bruna (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1147 Bruna (nom) ibid. 14
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Bruna (nom) BBC-Berg 83; 1478 Brunecte (gen) RCCaetani6 2720
1478 Brunecta (abl) RCCaetani6 2720
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Bruna". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Bruna.