Bravo surname meaning

Bravo is a Spanish and Portuguese descriptive nickname from the adjective bravo, covering fierce, violent, or courageous temperament, from Latin barbarus. Medieval records used it for a hot-tempered or daring person rather than as empty praise. The name spread with Iberian settlement into Latin America and from there into the United States. Brabo is an altered Spanish form. Italian Bravo can share the boldness sense or point to a Renaissance “guard,” but the Iberian nickname drives most US bearers. Nickname is the clear type, and the fierce/courageous reading is high confidence.