The food was named for the man who invented it, Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya. He worked in a restaurant, and some people came in while the chef was gone, so he just threw together what he could find in the kitchen -- some fried tortillas, cheese and peppers. It was used as a name long before the food, which wasn't invented until the 1940s.
A movie known as "Nacho Libre" has this name, as you may see "NACHO Libre" has the name Nacho there. Jack Black is the main character of the movie, he plays a Wrestler in this film.
-- Anonymous User 6/12/2006
Nacho Martinez was a Spanish actor. (He appears in Pedro Almodovar's film "Matador.")
That pizza comment didn't seem right. When I hear Nacho as a name, I think of a Spanish person who is fun-loving. No, I don't know any people named Nacho, but at least I know that it is a name. I do love nachos, though.
This is a rather funny name to me. At first, I was surprised it was actually a name. But then it grew on me really quickly. Now I imagine a humorous, energetic person with a different mindset than the rest of us and a unique way of seeing things.
Nacho is a great name for a chihuahua. For a human outside of Hispanic cultures, not so much. You'd be called Nacho Cheese and Nacho Chips your whole life.