70%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Italian, Ancient Germanic [1] Pronounced Pron. RAWK-ko(Italian) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Germanic name derived from the element hrok meaning "rest". This was the name of a 14th-century French saint who nursed victims of the plague but eventually contracted the disease himself. He is the patron saint of the sick. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantRochus(Ancient Germanic) Other Languages & CulturesRoc(Catalan) Roko(Croatian) Rokus, Rochus(Dutch) Rocky(English) Roch(French) Rochus(German) Rokas(Lithuanian) Roch(Polish) Roque(Portuguese) Rok(Slovene) Roque(Spanish) Surname DescendantsRocchi, Rocco(Italian) PopularityDetails Last ranked #163 in 2020 England and Wales Last ranked #431 in 1968 France Last ranked #111 in 2020 Italy Last ranked #501 in 2021 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic informal wholesome strong rough strange simple comedic unintellectual Name DaysName Days? Italy: August 16Italy: August 27 Images Saint Rocco as a Pilgrim by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1730) Categories Animal Crossing characters, Cowboy Bebop characters, Disney characters, Frasier characters, Marcel Proust characters, Monster High characters, pet names, saints, smooth jazz, The Golden Girls characters, The Sopranos characters, victims, Will and Grace characters, Xeno characters Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 880.