The baby name Banquo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BAN-kwoh (IPA: /ˈbæŋkwoʊ/).
Banquo is Scottish in Origin.
The baby name Banquo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BAN-kwoh (IPA: /ˈbæŋkwoʊ/).
Banquo is Scottish in Origin.
Banquo is a Scottish literary name best known from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, drawn from Boece and Holinshed, where it appears as Banquho and identifies a Thane of Lochaber and supposed ancestor of the Stuart kings. Modern historians regard Banquo and his son Fleance as likely legendary rather than historical. The name’s etymology is obscure - probably an anglicized form of a lost Gaelic personal name - so its precise meaning is unknown, though it carries associations of loyalty, courage, and prophesied lineage through its dramatic portrayal.
As a given name, Banquo is rare, used mainly by literary-minded parents or for characters in fiction. Notable variants include Banquho (Scots chronicle spelling) and Banco, the Italian form used in Verdi’s opera Macbeth and in some Romance-language translations; Banquo remains standard in English and French. Diminutives and feminine forms are uncommon.
Banquo is vanishingly rare. We count just 7 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 3 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
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