Nuño (Spanish) or Nunyo (Catalan) is a masculine given nameofLatin origin (Nunnus, Nonnus, Nunus, Nunno and so on). Its Portuguese form is Nuno. Its patronymicisNúñez (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]
