Pronunciation | Italian: [ˈɛntso] |
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Gender | male |
Origin | |
Word/name | German |
Derivation | 1. diminutive of Heinz 2. short form for Lorenzo, Vincenzo, Innocenzo, or Fiorenzo |
Region of origin | Italy |
Other names | |
Pet form(s) | Enzino (little Enzo: -ino ), Enzuccio (dear Enzo: -uccio ) |
Enzo is an Italian given name derivative of the German name Heinz. It can be used also as the short form for Lorenzo, Vincenzo, Innocenzo, or Fiorenzo. It is most common in the Romance-speaking world, particularly in Italy and Latin America but lately[ when? ] also in France, Spain and Portugal.
Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word adur, meaning "sea" or "water".
Carlos is a masculine given name, and is the Maltese, Portuguese and Spanish variant of the English name Charles, from the Germanic Carl.
Dino is a masculine given name which may refer to the following people:
Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul.
Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Dumby '. It may be a given name, or a surname.
Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to:
Bruno is a given name and surname of Old Germanic origin. In the Latin languages, it comes from Brunus, a Latinized form of a Germanic name composed of the root brun-, which can mean burnished, also present in the words braun and brown.
Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin gens Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages. It is a common Christian name, in honour of Saint Sergius, or in Kyivan Rus', of Sergius of the Holy Caves, one of saint Fathers of Kyiv, Saint Sergius of Radonezh, and has been the name of four popes. It has given rise to numerous variants, present today mainly in the Romance and Slavic languages. It is not common in English, although the Anglo-French name Sergeant is possibly related to it.
Fernández is a Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Fernando" of Germanic origin. The Germanic name Ferdinand that it derives from means "brave traveler." The Portuguese version of this surname is Fernandes. The Arabized version is Ibn Faranda and it was used by the Mozarabs and Muwallads in Al-Andalus. Fernández was on the list of Officers and Sailors in the First Voyage of Columbus. The name is popular in Spanish speaking countries and former colonies. The Anglicization of this surname is Fernandez.
Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (Albertus) of Germanic Albert. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are Albertito in Spain or Albertico in some parts of Latin America, Albertino in Italian as well as Tuco as a hypocorism. It derives from the name Adalberto which in turn derives from Athala and Berth.
Ochoa is a Spanish surname of Basque origin common throughout Spain, France, the Americas, and the Philippines. It is a surname of patronymic origin; it was originally a given name in Medieval Spain.
Sebastian is both a given name and a surname. It comes from the Greek name Sebastianos (Σεβαστιανός) meaning "from Sebastia" (Σεβάστεια), which was the name of the city now known as Sivas, located in the central portion of what is now Turkey; in Western Europe the name comes through the Latinized intermediary Sebastianus. It was a name of ancient Greek origin, given to children not born free and found on the streets of Sebastia. The name of the city is derived from the Greek word σεβαστός (sebastos), "venerable", which comes from σέβας sebas, "awe, reverence, dread", in turn from the verb σέβομαι (sebomai), "feel awe, scruple, be ashamed". Sebastos was the Greek calque of the title Augustus, which was used for Roman emperors. Sebastian became a widely used name because it was the name of Saint Sebastian, a third-century Christian martyr.
Mario is the Italian, French, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Hungarian, Slovene, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Bulgarian, Greek, German, Dutch, and Nigerian English form of the Latin Roman name Marius.
Claudio is an Italian and Spanish first name. In Portuguese, it is accented Cláudio. In Catalan and Occitan, it is Claudi, while in Romanian it is Claudiu.
Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of English and Irish origin.
Nelson is an English given name, more commonly used as a surname.
Claudia is a female given name equivalent to Claudius or Claudio. In Portuguese, it is accented Cláudia. A variant and cognate form is Klaudia. It was originally used to refer to any woman who belonged to the ancient Roman Claudia gens. Claudia is a common name in countries that speak Germanic languages and Romance languages.
Luca is a given name used predominantly for males, mainly in Latin America, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Croatia and Serbia. It is derived from the Latin name Lucas. It may also come from the Latin word "lucus" meaning "sacred wood". The name is common among Christians as a result of Luke the Evangelist.
Ferrari is an Italian occupational surname, the plural form of Ferraro, meaning blacksmith.
Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988) was the founder of Ferrari NV and Scuderia Ferrari.