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Meaning of name Rocco

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Meaning

The name Rocco has the following meaning:

One who gives rest. The common form of the name of an Italian saint who cured plague victoms.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Rocco is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 645 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Rocco rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 28 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 389 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Rocco in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Rocco is pronounced as rock-o

Origins

Rocco originates from the Italian language.
See other suggested Italian boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Rocco and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Rocco: Boys - Alfonso, Carmelo, Deangelo, Donte, Enzo, Gennaro, Giancarlo, Gianni, Gino, Giovanni, Jovani, Girls - Bianca, Both genders - Alma, Donna

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Rocco: Roc, Rocca, Rochus, Rocio (Spanish), Rock (Nickname), Rocke, Rockea, Rockee, Rockey, Rocki, Rockie, Rocko, Rocky (German), Rocque, Roko, Roque

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Rocco are: Rock, Rocky

Style

We think the name Rocco should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Rocco to be: Well-tanned, suave and romantic chap

In one word, you might describe Rocco as a(n) "romantic" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Rocco (or its variants) are:

Rocco Rock, born on 1 September, a famous athlete. Rocco Rock's background: An American professional wrestler better known as 'Flyboy' Rocco Rock, one half of The Public Enemy.

Rocco Buttiglione, born on 6 June, a famous politician. Rocco Buttiglione's background: An Italian Christian Democrat politician and an academic philosopher.

Rocco DiSpirito, born on 19 November, a famous chef. Rocco DiSpirito's background: An American chef based in New York City.
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