Given name & surname · also Norwegian

Bro

“bridge”

Bro is a surname with more than one origin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a North Germanic/Scandinavian topographic surname from either Danish, Bro goes back to Swedish bro, meaning “bridge.”

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Where it comes from

As a North Germanic/Scandinavian topographic surname from either Danish, it comes from Swedish bro.

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How it developed

From Swedish bro (“bridge”).

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Bro’s family of names

In English usage, Bro as a surname has a related form in BRAULT. In English usage, Bro as a surname has a related form in BREAUX. In English usage, Bro as a surname has a related form in BROE.

Walk Bro’s family in the name graph

BroBreauxBroeBrault

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Bro, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Swedish

Brostrom

“bridge” · “stream, current”

No U.S. birth series

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Swedish

Bring

Bring is a surname from German.

No U.S. birth series

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Swedish

Bo

“a precious daughter” · “a lively woman”

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95% boys · 5% girls

Swedish · Mythological

Turo

Turo is a masculine given name from Danish, ultimately from Swedish. It is used in Finnish, Tagalog, and Cebuano.

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

Swedish · Nature

Blom

“flower”

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Norwegian

Braseth

Braseth is a surname from Norwegian.

No U.S. birth series

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Swedish

Orre

Orre is a surname from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

No U.S. birth series

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Norwegian

Bjorge

Bjorge is a surname from Norwegian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Bro’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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