Given name & surname
Cecco
“frenchman”
In Italian use, Cecco is an affectionate form of Francesco. One interpretation is “frenchman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Italian use, Cecco is an affectionate form of Francesco. One interpretation is “frenchman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cecco is a diminutive of Francesco. Francesco comes from Medieval Latin, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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How it developed
In Italian usage, Cecco is a diminutive of Francesco. In Italian usage, Cecco is an affectionate form of Francesco.
Cecco’s family of names
In Italian usage, Cecco is a diminutive of Francesco. In Italian usage, Cecco shares a linguistic root with the English form Francis. In Italian usage, Cecco has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Franek.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Cecco has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cecco
- Cecco d'AscoliItalian physician and poet1269–1327
- Cecco del CaravaggioItalian art model and painter, follower of Caravaggio active in Rome (c.1589-1620)
- Cecco BravoItalian painter (1601-1661)
- Cecco di PietroItalian painter (1330-1402)
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