MEANING & HISTORY
What does Nonilo mean?
The Aragonese philological academy’s personal-name repertory explicitly lists Nonilo as a masculine name, separately from Nonila and Nunilo. A regional historical article includes exact Nonilo among the many forms associated with the saint-name Nunilo.
The article expressly treats the deeper origin as doubtful, so a suggested Latin messenger root should remain a proposal. This is a documented name family, not proof that a Philippine bearer shares the saint’s identity or a particular devotional intention.
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
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Names in this collection
- Nonito·Historically attested in the Nonitus–Nonnitus name family
- Danilo♂Form of Daniel; God is my judge
- Leonilo·Masculine counterpart of Leonila in the Leonilla family
- Nilo♂Nile-name form; independently also a Danilo shortening
- Nonato·Not born, in the Latin expression non natus
- Nonica·Regional Slovenian word reading: grandmother
- Nonie·A familiar form of Ione or Nora in English
- Noriko♀Kanji-dependent; rule or chronicle with child in cited forms
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 1 elected-candidate records ·
NONILO
· CSV row 4,666 · ODbL 1.0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Estudio de Filología Aragonesa — Antroponimia Aragonesa, EDACAR 9, 2014, p. 56 (opens in a new tab)
- Chesús de Mostolay — historical discussion of Nunilo and Alodia, Zimbeler 35, August 2017, p. 35 (opens in a new tab)