Given name & surname · also Italian
Pompeo
“the fifth-born child”·“the one in charge”
Pompeo is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “the fifth-born child” and “the one in charge”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Original GreekΠομπέο
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “the fifth-born child” and “the one in charge”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Italian and Greek naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
How it developed
In Italian usage, Pompeo developed from Pompeius.
The story
The name’s historical associations include a few early saints.
Pompeo’s family of names
In Italian usage, Pompeo developed from the Latin form Pompeius. Pompeo has a related form in Pompeyo. Pompeo has a related form in Pompilio.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Pompeo
- Pompeo BatoniItalian painter (1708-1787)
- Pompeo ColonnaCatholic cardinal1479–1532
- Pompeo LeoniItalian sculptor1530–1608
- Pompeio Arrigoni17th-century Catholic cardinal1552–1616
- Pompeo AldrovandiItalian cardinal (1668–1752)
- Pompeo Litta BiumiItalian historian, genealogist, military officer, politician, and nobleman1781–1852
- Pompeo GiustinianiItalian soldier1569–1616
- Pompeo SarnelliItalian religious (1649-1724)
- Pompeo MarchesiItalian sculptor (1783-1858)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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