Tarquinio as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Tarquinio

What is the meaning of the name Tarquinio ?

The baby name Tarquinio is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Italian: /tarˈkwi.njo/ (tar-KWEE-nyoh); English approximation: /tɑːrˈkwɪni.oʊ/ (tar-KWIN-ee-oh).

Tarquinio is in Origin.

Tarquinio is the Italian form of Tarquinius, a Latin gentilicium of Etruscan origin. It likely derives from the Etruscan place-name Tarchuna (Latin Tarquinii, modern Tarquinia), so its sense is 'of/from Tarquinia' or 'belonging to the Tarquinii.' The precise Etruscan etymology is uncertain, but the name signals noble lineage and an ancient central-Italian heritage.

In Roman history it identifies the Etruscan-born kings Lucius Tarquinius Priscus and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus of the 6th century BCE, and by extension Sextus Tarquinius of the Lucretia legend - associations that later colored the name with tyranny in Latin literature and in Shakespeare. Renaissance humanists revived classical forms, keeping Tarquinio in occasional Italian and Iberian use; today it remains rare and distinctive. Variants and cognates include Latin Tarquinius, English Tarquin, Portuguese Tarquínio, Spanish Tarquinio, and the feminine Tarquinia; related surnames are Tarquini and Tarquin.