Panfilo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Panfilo

What is the meaning of the name Panfilo ?

The baby name Panfilo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced pan-FEE-loh (IPA: /pænˈfiːloʊ/; Spanish/Italian: /ˈpan.fi.lo/).

Panfilo is Greek in Origin.

Panfilo is the Italian and Spanish form of a name ultimately from Greek Pamphilos (Πάμφιλος), built from pan “all” and philos “friend, beloved,” giving the sense “friend of all” or “beloved by everyone.” Through Latin Pamphilus it spread in Christian Europe. Variants and cognates include Italian Panfilo; Spanish Pánfilo; Portuguese Pânfilo; Romanian Pamfil; Slavic Panfil/Pamfil; French Pamphile; the Latin Pamphilus; and Greek Pamphilos/Pamfilos. Feminine forms appear as Panfila/Pánfila and Pamphila.

Usage is documented in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, borne by several saints: Pamphilus of Caesarea, a 4th‑century scholar‑martyr, and Panfilo (San Panfilo) of Sulmona, an 8th‑century Italian bishop whose name endures in Abruzzo church names. While now rare, Panfilo occasionally appears in Italy and the Spanish‑speaking world; in Portuguese it is archaic. The name’s classical roots and generous meaning give it a warm character.