Nuño ( Spanish) or Nunyo ( Catalan) is a masculine given name of Latin origin (Nunnus, Nonnus, Nunus, Nunno and so on). Its Portuguese form is Nuno. Its patronymic is Núñez (Latin: Nunni). Already in the Middle Ages the name was being confused with the similar but distinct name Munio. [1]
The meaning of the name is disputed. It could come from late Latin nonnus, meaning 'tutor', later 'monk'. The classicist Iiro Kajanto proposed a Celtic origin, since the name is mainly found in formerly Celtic-speaking parts of Spain. [2]
Nuño ( Spanish) or Nunyo ( Catalan) is a masculine given name of Latin origin (Nunnus, Nonnus, Nunus, Nunno and so on). Its Portuguese form is Nuno. Its patronymic is Núñez (Latin: Nunni). Already in the Middle Ages the name was being confused with the similar but distinct name Munio. [1]
The meaning of the name is disputed. It could come from late Latin nonnus, meaning 'tutor', later 'monk'. The classicist Iiro Kajanto proposed a Celtic origin, since the name is mainly found in formerly Celtic-speaking parts of Spain. [2]