Polo
Latin · Boy · 2 syllables
Popularity & facts
Relative popularity index, 2010–2025Popularity over time
Popularity indexHistorical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data
About the name Polo
Polo derives from the Latin name Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble," and is a diminutive or informal variant used across Romance language-speaking regions.
This meaning was compiled with AI assistance and is awaiting community review. Know this name well? Help verify or improve it.
Etymology
Polo derives from the Latin name Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble," and is a diminutive or informal variant used across Romance language-speaking regions. The name is used primarily in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese-speaking cultures with Christian heritage, and gained modern recognition through the sport of polo and notable figures like explorer Marco Polo.
Polo currently ranks #8,750 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2001.
Contribute to this name
Help improve this page with a meaning, origin, or correction—and get credited as a contributor.
Share your knowledge about this name—meaning, origin, pronunciation, or correction. Your contribution is reviewed and credited with your name.
Login to contributeWe use Google & Facebook login — no password needed.
Sibling name ideas
Western/European names that sit beautifully beside PoloSimilar names you might like
Names starting with PMore names starting with P
- Patt
- Pantalion
- Pajtim
- Parish
- Pairlee
- Parmveer
- Panayiota
- Pasqualina
- Panav
- Pasqualena
- Patritia
- Paublita
- Pattye
- Parsa
- Parilee
- Parmeet
- Patsey
- Paraskevi
🧬 See Polo's popularity the year you were born →
🔢 Get Polo's free numerology report card →
💫 Is Polo your name? Get your free “My name means…” card →
👶 Have a Polo already? Find sibling names that fit →
💬 Does Polo go with your surname? Check the rhythm, rhyme and initials →
Names that sound like Polo
Phonetic match, not just spelling"The name Paul derives from the Latin name Paulus, which means "small" or "humble," stemming from the Latin adjective paulus."
"Paulo means "small" or "humble" and derives from the Latin name Paulus, which comes from the Roman family name based…"
"Pablo means "small" or "humble" and derives from the Latin name Paulus, which comes from the Roman family name derived…"
"Pola is a diminutive or short form of Polish names like Apollonia, derived from the Greek name Apollonios, which relates…"
"Paula is the feminine form of the Latin name Paulus, derived from the Latin word "paulus" meaning "small" or "humble."…"
"Pihla is a Finnish given name derived from the Finnish word "pihlaja," which means rowan tree (a berry-bearing tree common…"
"The name 'Payal' means "anklet" in Hindi and Sanskrit, derived from the Sanskrit word *padāvalī* (पदावली), referring to a traditional…"
"Pelle is a Scandinavian diminutive of Peter, derived from the Greek name Petros (Πέτρος), meaning "stone" or "rock." The name…"
"Pavel means "small" or "humble" and derives from the Latin name Paulus, which itself comes from the Latin word "paulus"…"
"Pauli is the Finnish and Swedish diminutive form of Paul, derived from the Latin name Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble."…"
"Pol is a diminutive form of Paul, derived from the Latin name Paulus, which means "small" or "humble." The name…"
"Paola is the Italian and Spanish feminine form of the Latin name Paulus, which derives from the Latin word "paulus"…"