Given name & surname

Bonito

Bonito is a masculine given name from Spanish. It is used in Italian and Tagalog.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Bonito comes from Spanish.

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How it developed

From Spanish Bonito, from Spanish bonito.

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Bonito’s family of names

In Cebuano usage, Bonito has a diminutive in BONG. In Greek usage, Bonito as a surname is a transliteration of Μπονίτο. In Filipino usage, Bonito has a diminutive in BOY.

Walk Bonito’s family in the name graph

BonitoΜπονίτοBoyBongBongbongBonbonBonitto

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Around the world

Bonito has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.

GreekTagalogCebuanoSpanish

5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Bonito, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Spanish

Borillo

Borillo is a surname from Spanish. It is used in Tagalog.

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Spanish

Bitto

Bitto is a surname. It is used in Italian.

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Spanish

Botero

Botero is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English and Spanish.

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Spanish

Botello

Botello is a surname from Galician, ultimately from Spanish. It is used in English and Spanish.

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57% boys · 43% girls

Spanish

Bolanos

Bolanos is a surname from Spanish.

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67% boys · 33% girls

Spanish

Osorto

Osorto is a surname from Spanish.

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Basque

Berrio

Berrio is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque.

No U.S. birth series

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Spanish

Barreno

Barreno is a surname from Spanish.

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Sibling ideas

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