Given name
Américo
Américo is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Spanish and Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
Américo’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Américo shares an earlier linguistic root with Emérico. In Spanish usage, Américo has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Amerigo. In Portuguese usage, Américo has a conventional equivalent in the French form Aymeric.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Américo has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Américo
- Américo GallegoArgentine footballerborn 1955
- Américo Tomás(1894-1987) President of Portugal
- Américo AguiarPortugese Roman Catholic bishop and cardinalborn 1973
- Américo LopesPortuguese footballer (1933–2023)
- Américo TesoriereArgentine footballer (1899-1977)
- Américo CastroSpanish historian (1885–1972)
- Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silvacardinal (1829-1899)
- Américo AmorimPortuguese entrepreneur (1934–2017)
- Américo BoavidaAngolan physician (1923-1968)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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