Nello as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nello

What is the meaning of the name Nello ?

The baby name Nello is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈnɛllo/ (Italian); "NEL-loh" (English approximation).

Nello is Italian in Origin.

Nello is an Italian masculine name functioning chiefly as a hypocoristic - an affectionate short form - of several longer names. In Campania it commonly abbreviates Aniello (from Latin Agnellus, “little lamb”), while in Tuscany and elsewhere it shortens Antonello (diminutive of Antonio, from Latin Antonius, of uncertain origin, later read as “priceless”). It is also used as a clipped form of Raffaello (Raphael, Hebrew “God has healed”). As a standalone given name, Nello carries these layered meanings via its parent forms.

Used in Italian records since the medieval period as a familiar call-name, Nello gained independent status in the 19th–20th centuries. Related forms include Aniello, Antonello, and Raffaello; feminine counterpart Nella; and pet variants like Nellino. Bearers span culture and sport, such as historian Nello Rosselli, Grand Prix racer Nello Pagani, and actor Nello Pazzafini.