Alessio

Alessio is a boy name of Italian origin, meaning Defender.

What Alessio means

Defender.

Alessio sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.

Where Alessio comes from

Italian names preserve Latin forms more directly than most European languages, often keeping the original vowel endings that other languages dropped.

Alessio is recorded as Italian in origin. Browse other Italian names.

How popular is Alessio?

Alessio sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.

The character of Alessio

We group Alessio under strength. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Strong

Names like Alessio

These share Alessio's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Alessandro — Defender of mankind.
  • Dante — Enduring and steadfast.
  • Dario — Wealthy; one who holds firm.
  • Enzo — Ruler of the home; winner.
  • Ettore — Steadfast defender.
  • Massimo — The greatest.
  • Valentino — Strong and healthy.
  • Vittorio — Victor.
  • Arthur — Bear; noble and courageous.
  • Atlas — Enduring; the Titan who bears the sky.
  • Ace — The number one; unity and excellence.
  • Achilles — The great warrior hero.

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