MEANING & HISTORY
What does Cardo mean?
Cardo is explicitly documented as a short form of Ricardo. Ricardo corresponds to Richard, a Germanic compound with power or rule and bravery elements.
The nickname preserves the ending of the transmitted name. Its exact derivation does not depend on the Spanish common noun cardo, thistle, even though the written forms coincide.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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CebuanoEtymology & source
Short for Ricardo.
a diminutive of the male given name Ricardo
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Cardo in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Cardo
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Carlo♂Italian form of Charles; man or freeman
- Kardo♂Clipping of Ricardo
- Nardo♂Short form of Bernardo or Menardo
- Candy♀Familiar form of Candace, influenced by candy
- Cara♀Beloved in Italian or friend in Irish
- Caria♀Short form of Macaria; blessed-name tradition
- Carim·Kind or generous, in the Arabic personal-name account
- Caris·Welsh love-name branch; separate Dutch personal-name account
What rhymes with Cardo?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Cardo further
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- Wiktionary contributors — Cardo (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary: Cardo (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Wiktionary: Ricardo (opens in a new tab)
Exact parent or lexical step in the documented formation; local relationship is supported by the exact name entry.