Rocco

Rocco is a boy name of Italian origin, meaning Rest; repose.

What Rocco means

Rest; repose.

Rocco sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Rocco comes from

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

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

How popular is Rocco?

In the boy name rankings we track, Rocco falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.

The character of Rocco

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

Themes: Peace

Names like Rocco

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

• Federico — Peaceful ruler.
• Bianca — White, pure.
• Serena — Serene and calm.
• Bodhi — Enlightenment, awakening.
• Friedrich — Peaceful ruler.
• Noah — Rest, comfort, repose.
• Oliver — Olive tree; symbol of peace.
• Stellan — Calm, still.
• Yamato — Great harmony.
• Aarav — Peaceful; melody.
• Aksel — Father of peace.
• Axel — Father of peace.

More Italian names

• Renata — Reborn.
• Romeo — Pilgrim to Rome; the romantic.
• Raffaella — God has healed.
• Rosalia — Rose; festival of roses.
• Ornella — Flowering ash tree.
• Salvatore — Saviour.
• Noemi — Pleasantness; delight.
• Serena — Serene and calm.
• Mia — Mine; beloved; star of the sea.
• Sienna — Reddish-brown earth; from Siena.