Given name & surname · also Spanish
Fido
“faithful”
Fido is a given name from Spanish, ultimately from Latin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fido goes back to Latin fīdus, meaning “faithful.”
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Where it comes from
Fido comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Italian fido, from Latin fīdus (“faithful”), from Latin fīdō (“to trust, rely on”).
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The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Fido
Characters named Fido: Fido Dido (fictional character).
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Similar names
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Filon
Filon is a surname. It is used in English, French, and Polish.
>99% boys
Fidalba
“trusted soul”
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Filidei
“of the son”
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Filignano
Filignano is a surname from Latin. It is used in Italian.
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Philippi
Philippi is a surname from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek.
>99% boys
Oppido
“town”
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Fileasz
Fileasz is a given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.
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Firmius
“stable, firm”
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