Icaro
Greek · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Icaro
The given name 'Icaro' is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of the Greek name 'Ikaros', meaning "follower" or "one who belongs to the moon" (from the Greek *ikaros*, possibly linked to *selene* or a pre-Hellenic root).
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Etymology
The given name 'Icaro' is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of the Greek name 'Ikaros', meaning "follower" or "one who belongs to the moon" (from the Greek *ikaros*, possibly linked to *selene* or a pre-Hellenic root). It is used primarily in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese-speaking cultures, often with no specific religious association, but its notable historical context is the Greek myth of Icarus, who flew too close to the sun with wax wings and fell to his death.
Icaro currently ranks #12,872 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2019.
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