Camillo
Italian · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Camillo
The given name 'Camillo' is the Italian and Spanish form of the Latin name *Camillus*, meaning "acolyte" or "temple servant," derived from the Etruscan word *camillus* referring to a youth assisting in religious rites.
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Etymology
The given name 'Camillo' is the Italian and Spanish form of the Latin name *Camillus*, meaning "acolyte" or "temple servant," derived from the Etruscan word *camillus* referring to a youth assisting in religious rites. It is primarily used in Italian and Spanish-speaking cultures, often within Roman Catholic contexts, and is notably associated with Saint Camillus de Lellis, the 16th-century patron saint of the sick and hospitals.
Camillo currently ranks #5,429 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1921.
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