Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Brutus m. Latin brutus 'heavy, unwieldy; stupid, dull, brute; brutish, irrational', a Roman cognomen.

The name of the assassin of Julius Caesar.

Italy
Latin
1393 Bruti (gen) sajanello-2 p. 20
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Brutus". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Brutus.