Given name & surname
Ciccio
“frenchman”
In Italian use, Ciccio is a diminutive of Francesco. One interpretation is “frenchman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Italian use, Ciccio is a diminutive of Francesco. One interpretation is “frenchman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ciccio is a diminutive of Francesco. Francesco comes from Medieval Latin, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Italian usage, Ciccio is a diminutive of Francesco. In Italian usage, Ciccio is an affectionate form of Francesco.
Ciccio’s family of names
In Italian usage, Ciccio is a diminutive of Francesco. In Italian usage, Ciccio shares a linguistic root with the English form Francis. In Italian usage, Ciccio has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Franek.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ciccio 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 Ciccio
- Ciccio IngrassiaItalian comedian (1922-2003)
- Ciccio BarbiItalian actor (1920–1992)1919–1992
- Francesco FrancoItalian neo-fascist politician1930–1991
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