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The baby name Calvino is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'italian': {'IPA': '/kalˈviːno/', 'respelling': 'kahl-VEE-noh'}, 'english': {'IPA': '/kælˈviːnoʊ/', 'respelling': 'kal-VEE-noh'}}.

Calvino is Italian in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Italian
Pronunciation: {'italian': {'IPA': '/kalˈviːno/', 'respelling': 'kahl-VEE-noh'}, 'english': {'IPA': '/kælˈviːnoʊ/', 'respelling': 'kal-VEE-noh'}}

What is the meaning of the name Calvino ?

The baby name Calvino is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'italian': {'IPA': '/kalˈviːno/', 'respelling': 'kahl-VEE-noh'}, 'english': {'IPA': '/kælˈviːnoʊ/', 'respelling': 'kal-VEE-noh'}}.

Calvino is Italian in Origin.

Calvino is an Italian given name and surname formed from Latin calvus, "bald," with the affectionate diminutive -ino, yielding the sense "little bald one." It corresponds to the Romance family of names from Latin Calvinus, the source of English and French Calvin and Portuguese and Italian Calvino; in Galician the cognate surname is Calviño. The root was once descriptive and could allude to shaved heads or monastic tonsure, later becoming hereditary.

As a given name, Calvino is modern and rare, chosen for its suave Italian sound and literary glow from the celebrated writer Italo Calvino. In Protestant contexts the related Calvin gained currency through the reformer John Calvin, reinforcing the wider name cluster. Variants and relatives include Calvin, Kalvin, Calvi, Calvo, Calvino, Calviño, and Latin Calvinus; short forms like Cal work well in English. Meaning centers on "bald," often read today as simplicity or humility.

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Calvino – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
AO Boys 0 #245 5 5,568
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CM Boys 0 #510 41 12,054
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
QA Boys 0 #742 2 18,093
BR Boys 0 #780 6 12,213
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
PE Boys 0 #924 3 14,506
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
ZA Boys 0 #1,167 12 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928
IT Boys 0 #1,460 12 10,046

Calvino is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:

AO
BR
BW
CL
CM

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People also ask about Calvino

Calvino is predominantly a boy's name.
Calvino is a 3 syllable name, pronounced {'italian': {'IPA': '/kalˈviːno/', 'respelling': 'kahl-VEE-noh'}, 'english': {'IPA': '/kælˈviːnoʊ/', 'respelling': 'kal-VEE-noh'}}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Calvin, Kalvin, Calvyn and Calvinus.
Across languages, Calvino has these equivalents: Calvinus (Latin), Calvin (English/French), Calvo (Spanish, related meaning 'bald').
Calvino is a name of Italian origin, traditionally used in Italy. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Italy and its diaspora communities.