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Italo
Say it: EE-tah-loh
Meaning
From Latin Italus 'Italian', also the name of a legendary king of Italy.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 709 babies given this name since 1911
- At its height in 1918, about 1 in 32,700 boys
- 9 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Italo Calvino, writer
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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