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Custodio

Quick answerThe given name 'Custodio' means "guardian" or "custodian," derived from the Latin word *custos* (genitive *custodis*).

Latin · Boy · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#5,786
TrendVintage
Peak year1982
Syllables3
OriginLatin
LanguageSpanish/Portuguese
CultureIberian
ReligionCatholicism
Letters8
Numerology7 Chaldean 8
Global rank#669

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Custodio

The given name 'Custodio' means "guardian" or "custodian," derived from the Latin word *custos* (genitive *custodis*).

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Etymology

The given name 'Custodio' means "guardian" or "custodian," derived from the Latin word *custos* (genitive *custodis*). It is primarily used in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Catholic cultures, often as a surname or given name in honor of Saint Custodio, a 4th-century martyr venerated in the Iberian tradition.

Custodio currently ranks #5,786 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1982.

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