Italian · Boy name
Rocco
“rest”
About the name Rocco
Rocco is an Italian boy’s name derived from the Germanic word hrok, meaning ‘rest’ or possibly ‘crow’. Saint Rocco, known in English as Saint Roch, is a significant figure in Christian tradition: a fourteenth-century French pilgrim who cared for plague victims in Italy and is the patron of those suffering from disease, with a feast on the sixteenth of August. The name is commonly used in Italian-speaking countries, and the French and Spanish forms are Roch and Roque.
- Meaning
- rest
- Origin
- Italian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- ROK-oh(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Rocco
- Rocco Michael
- Rocco David
- Rocco Alexander
- Rocco James
- Rocco Anthony
Questions about Rocco
- What does Rocco mean?
- Rocco is an Italian name meaning "rest".
- How do you pronounce Rocco?
- Rocco is pronounced ROK-oh, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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