Given name & surname
Brunella
“a dark-haired woman”
Brunella is a variant of Bruna. One German interpretation is “a dark-haired woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brunella is a variant of Bruna. One German interpretation is “a dark-haired woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brunella is a variant of Bruna. An origin associated with Bruna is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brunella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 75
- 0 boys · 75 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 244 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brunella’s family of names
Brunella has a related form in Bruna.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Brunella
- Brunella BovoItalian actress (1932–2017)1930–2017
- Brunella GasperiniItalian writer (1918-1979)
- Brunella CarrafelliOlympic synchronized swimmerborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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