Vasco

Gender Masculine
Usage Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Pronounced Pron. VASH-koo(European Portuguese) VAS-koo(Brazilian Portuguese) BAS-ko(Spanish)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From the medieval Spanish name Velasco, which possibly meant "crow" in Basque. A famous bearer was the 15th-century Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, the first person to sail from Europe around Africa to India.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesVelasco(Medieval Spanish)
Surname DescendantsVásquez, Vázquez(Spanish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   strong   rough   strange   simple   serious  

Images

Portrait of Vasco da Gama by Gregório Lopes (1524)Portrait of Vasco da Gama by Gregório Lopes (1524)

Categories

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Entry updated February 4, 2020