Bindo

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Boy · Italian, of Germanic origin

Bindo

Say it: BEEN-doh

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Meaning

A Tuscan short form of names such as Aldobrandino or Ildebrando; the exact source varies.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Italian

Famous bearers

Bindo Altoviti, banker painted by Raphael

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Where this comes from

Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.