Rigo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Rigo

What is the meaning of the name Rigo ?

The baby name Rigo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced REE-go (English: /ˈriːɡoʊ/, Spanish: /ˈriɡo/).

Rigo is Spanish in Origin.

Rigo is a compact masculine name used chiefly in Spanish-, Portuguese-, and Italian-speaking contexts, most often as a familiar form of Rodrigo or Rigoberto, and in Italy also of Enrico or Arrigo (and occasionally Federico). Through these roots it inherits Germanic elements: from Rodrigo (Visigothic Roderic: hroth “fame” + ric “ruler”), yielding the sense “famous ruler,” or from Rigoberto (ric “power, rule” + berht “bright”), giving “bright power/illustrious ruler.” The nickname Rico is a close cognate.

As a pet form it appears around the Iberian Middle Ages and later took hold as an independent given name in 20th-century Latin America and among the U.S. Hispanic community. Contemporary visibility includes Mexican singer Rigo Tovar and MLB pitcher Rigo Beltrán; Colombian cyclist Rigoberto Urán is widely known as “Rigo.” Related variants and diminutives include Rodrigo, Ruy/Rui/Roi, Rigoberto/Rigobert, Enrique, Enrico/Arrigo, and Rico.