Rocco

See also: rocco

English

Etymology

From the Italian form of the name of French 14th century saint Roch, of Germanic origin. The meaning is obscure; Old High German hruoh (“crow”) (from Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz), hrok (“rest”) (modern Ruhe) and rohōn (“to roar”) (modern röhren) have been suggested.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒkəʊ

Proper noun

Rocco

1. A male given name from Italian, of mostly American usage.

Translations

male given name

• Catalan: Roc m
• Esperanto: Roĥo
• Extremaduran: Roqui
• French: Roch (fr)
• Hungarian: Rókus (hu)
• Italian: Rocco (it)
• Polish: Roch (pl) m
• Portuguese: Roque m
• Russian: Рох m (Rox)
• Spanish: Roque (es) m

Italian

Etymology

From French Roch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔk.ko/
• Rhymes: -ɔkko
• Hyphenation: Ròc‧co

Proper noun

Rocco m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Rocco

Anagrams

• corco, corcò, croco