Moreno

Origin and meaning of Moreno

Moreno comes from Italian and Late Latin maurinus/morus, 'brown, dark in complexion or hair', from the same root as 'Moor'. It is thus a descriptive name tied to physical appearance. In Italy it is a 20th-century men's name, common above all in Emilia-Romagna and the centre-north; as a first name it is rare beyond Italy, while as a surname it is very common in the Spanish-speaking world.