Latin · Italian

Primo

Pronounced PREE-mohShare

Meaning: Italian form of Primus: first

  • Boy
  • Rare gem
  • 2 syllables

The story

Primo continues Latin Primus, first, in Italian. It belongs to the older tradition of names formed from numbers or birth order, though a modern family need not use it literally.

Nicknames

  • Pri

Spellings & variants

  • Primus

Popularity

Rare gem

Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.

Style

Origins

Primo comes from Latin and Italian.

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