MEANING & HISTORY
What does Rocco mean?
Rocco is a Germanic name with a proposed connection to hruoh, crow or rook. That derivation remains qualified rather than supporting every popular rest or warrior translation.
The fourteenth-century saint known for caring for plague victims is a central historical bearer. The personal name’s saintly transmission is therefore specific even while the remote root is debated. Modern Italian use preserves the established form without making Italian vocabulary alone the explanation of its origin.
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Origin and name formation
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English
From the Italian form of the name of French 14th century saint Roch, of Germanic origin. The meaning is obscure; Old High German hruoh (“crow”) (from Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz), hrok (“rest”) (modern Ruhe) and rohōn (“to roar”) (modern röhren) have been suggested.
A male given name from Italian, of mostly American usage.
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Rocco
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Rocco Nacino
Filipino actor
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
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- Rocky♂Familiar Rocco or a toughness nickname
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- Rolo♂Variant of Rollo in the Rolf–Rudolf family
- Romeo♂Roman; one connected with Rome
- Romio♂Often associated in secondary name guides with: A form of Romeo
- Roscoe♂Roebuck wood
- Royce♂Surname from medieval Royse, a form of Rose
- Rob♂Short form of Robert; bright fame
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Recorded use
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- 1 person records with this given name · Q19768445 · CC0
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