Ultimo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ultimo

What is the meaning of the name Ultimo ?

The baby name Ultimo is a boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced OOL-tee-moh.

Ultimo is Italian, Latin in Origin.

Ultimo is the Italian masculine form of Latin ultimus, the earliest secure form behind the name. In classical Latin, ultimus functioned as the superlative of ulter, beyond, with the ending -imus, so its literal sense was farthest beyond, last, or final. As a personal name it preserves the adjectival form rather than developing from a saint’s name or a compound.

Use as a given name is chiefly Italian and remains uncommon, more familiar as the ordinary word ultimo and in surnames, artistic names, and place names. Medieval naming could employ Ultimo for a last-born child, especially when parents wished to signal no further children, but documented frequency is limited. Latin Ultimus and accented Spanish or Portuguese Último are direct cognate forms; modern English use is rare and often influenced by Italian spelling.