Given name

Publio

“friend of the people”

Publio is a given name from Latin. It is used in Italian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Publio goes back to Latin Publius, meaning “friend of the people.”

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Where it comes from

Publio comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin Publius.

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Publio’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Publio has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Públio.

Walk Publio’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Publio

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

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

Latin

Persio

Persio is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Italian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Latin

Purtilo

Purtilo is a surname, possibly from Latin. It is used in Finnish.

No U.S. birth series

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Latin

Pancrácio

Pancrácio is a given name from Latin. It is used in Portuguese.

No U.S. birth series

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Latin

Túlio

“waterfall, downpour”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Latin

Patriko

Patriko is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Esperanto.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Latin

Palazzo

“palace, large residence”

No U.S. birth series

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Latin

Potito

Potito is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Italian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Latin

Célio

Célio is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Portuguese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Publio’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Publio