Lillo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lillo

What is the meaning of the name Lillo ?

The baby name Lillo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-loh (Italian: /ˈlillo/; English approximation: /ˈliːloʊ/).

Lillo is Italian, Spanish in Origin.

Lillo is an Italian given name and nickname, especially in Sicily and southern Italy, formed with the Italo-Romance diminutive suffix -illo from Latin -illus, conveying an affectionate “little, dear one.” As a hypocoristic, it commonly abbreviates male names ending in -l(l)o, notably Calogero (from Greek kalogeros, “good/virtuous elder, monk”), Camillo (Latin Camillus, “acolyte”), Galileo (“from Galilee”), and sometimes Danilo or Aurelio. Over time Lillo has been used independently in civil records and by the Italian diaspora.

Variants and related forms include Lellò/Lello (central–southern Italy), Lillino and Lellino (further diminutives), and the surname Lillo in both Italy and Spain (unrelated Spanish usage is typically toponymic). The name appears in Sicilian parish registers from the 18th–19th centuries and remains familiar through contemporary culture and nicknaming traditions. Because Lillo is a pet form, its specific meaning follows the source name, though as a standalone it retains the warm, diminutive sense of the suffix.