Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Masculine Usage Medieval Italian Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 7/7/2015 by Lucille Edited 2/18/2016 by Lucille Meaning & History Diminutive of FERRANTE. In some cases, it can also be a variant spelling of FERRANDINO.A known bearer of this name was Ferrantino Malatesta (1258-1353), a medieval feudal lord of Rimini (Italy).