Given name & surname · also Italian
Salvo
“safe, saved”
Salvo is a surname from Italian, ultimately from Latin. It is used in English and Italian.
Original ItalianSalvatore
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Salvo comes from Italian, and ultimately from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Italian usage, Salvo is a diminutive of Salvatore.
Salvo’s family of names
In Italian usage, Salvo is a diminutive of Salvatore. In Greek usage, Salvo is a transliteration of Σάλβο. In English usage, Salvo as a surname has an affectionate form in Salvino.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Salvo has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Salvo
- Salvo D'AcquistoRecipient of the Gold Medal of Military Valor and Servant of God (1920–1943)
- Salvo RandoneItalian actor (1906–1991)
- Salvo AndòAcademic, socialist politician. Served as defense minister of Italy from 1992 to 1993born 1945
- Salvo PoglieseItalian politicianborn 1972
- SalvoItalian artist (1947-2015)
- Salvo CucciaItalian film directorborn 1960
Characters named Salvo: Salvo Montalbano (fictional character by Andrea Camilleri).
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