60%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Italian Pronounced Pron. PRAW-speh-ro [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Italian form of Prosper. This was the name of the shipwrecked magician in The Tempest (1611) by Shakespeare. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesProsper(English) Prosper(French) Prosperus(Late Roman) Próspero(Spanish) Same SpellingPróspero Name DaysName Days? Italy: November 24 Categories Dharma and Greg characters, luck, moons, moons of Uranus, prosperity, Shakespearean characters