Etymology

Rocco

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Today it means: A male given name from Italian, of mostly American usage. Full definition →

Old High German hruoh ← Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hrōkaz
  2. Old High German · derived fromhruoh“crow”
  3. English todayRocco

From the Italian form of the name of French 14th century saint Roch, of Germanic origin. The meaning is obscure; Old High German hruoh (“crow”) (from Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz), hrok (“rest”) (modern Ruhe) and rohōn (“to roar”) (modern röhren) have been suggested.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*hrōkaz all →

rook

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