Scevole as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Scevole

What is the meaning of the name Scevole ?

The baby name Scevole is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ʃeˈvo.le/ (sheh-VOH-leh).

Scevole is Latin in Origin.

Scevole is the French form of the Latin cognomen Scaevola, a diminutive of scaevus “left, left-handed,” hence “little left-handed” or simply “left-handed.” The name entered French humanist circles in the Renaissance; its best-known bearers are the scholars Scévole de Sainte-Marthe (father and son). In Roman history it recalls Gaius Mucius Scaevola, the legendary youth who burned his right hand before the Etruscan king, earning the sobriquet “Lefty,” and several eminent jurists named Quintus Mucius Scaevola. Usage as a given name has always been rare and remains an erudite, antiquarian choice in modern France.

Variants and related forms include French Scévole (standard with accent), Latin Scaevola, and Italian Scevola/Scaevola. The meaning consistently centers on “left-handed,” with the Latin diminutive nuance preserved. The name also echoes in the botanical genus Scaevola, named for the legend’s one-handed salute.

⚙ Scevole turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.