ROCCO  

Gender: M
Origin: German and Italian
Meaning: "rest"

Popularity in 2008: #418

Madonna did much to polish up the image of this old-neighborhood Italian choice when she chose it for her son with British director Guy Ritchie.

Nicknames & Variations:
Rocky, Roche, Rocio, Rocca, Roque, Rockey, Rochus, Rock, Roko, Rocko, Roch, Rockie

Rocco is being discussed in our message boards:

• Johnny Knoxville's baby....
• Middle name dilemma driving me loopy - please help!
• Brother for Diego
• Baby names that also work in German??
• Brother for Lucia Paloma: Adrian or Rocco?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Rocco:

• CELEBRITY BABY NAMES: Measuring the starbaby effect
• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• CHEERY-O NAMES
• BRITISH BABY NAMES
• THE NEW BOYS' NAMES 3: Ethnic Choices