This article is about the name. For the 2016 French documentary film, see
Rocco (film). For the lunar crater, see
Krieger (crater).
Rocco is both a given name and a surname.
Origin: Italian. Meaning: Rest, repose. Rocco is a boy's name of Italian origin. It is thought to derive from the Old German word "hrok", which means to rest or repose. The name is associated with a fourteenth-century Catholic saint,
San Rocco, who tended to the ill during a plague. Notable people with the name include:
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This article is about the name. For the 2016 French documentary film, see
Rocco (film). For the lunar crater, see
Krieger (crater).
Rocco is both a given name and a surname.
Origin: Italian. Meaning: Rest, repose. Rocco is a boy's name of Italian origin. It is thought to derive from the Old German word "hrok", which means to rest or repose. The name is associated with a fourteenth-century Catholic saint,
San Rocco, who tended to the ill during a plague. Notable people with the name include:
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.