Given name & surname
Acacio
“of the thorny tree”
Acacio is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “of the thorny tree.”
Original GreekΑκάκιος
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “of the thorny tree.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
Acacio’s family of names
Acacio has a related form in Acazio. Acacio has a related form in Accacio. Acacio has a related form in Achacio.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Acacio
- Acacio Gabriel ViegasIndian doctor (1856–1933)
- Acacio Valbuena RodríguezRoman Catholic Prefect for Western Sahara (1922–2011)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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