Rocco

Gender Masculine
Usage Italian, Germanic [1]
Pronounced Pron. RAWK-ko(Italian)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Germanic name possibly derived from hruoh meaning "crow, rook". 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 Names

VariantRochus(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)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   informal   wholesome   strong   rough   strange   simple   comedic   unintellectual  

Name Days

Italy: August 16
Italy: August 27

Images

Saint Rocco as a Pilgrim by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1730)Saint Rocco as a Pilgrim by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1730)

Categories

Animal Crossing characters, birds, black, Cowboy Bebop characters, Disney characters, Frasier characters, Italian Westerns, Marcel Proust characters, Monster High characters, patron saints, pet names, saints, smooth jazz, The Golden Girls characters, The Sopranos characters, The White Lotus characters, TV show titles, uncertain etymology, victims, Will and Grace characters, Xeno characters

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 880.
Entry updated December 7, 2022