Pacifico
/pəˈsiːfɪkoʊ/noun
A surname and given name, and a form related to the adjective meaning peaceful or peaceable in Romance languages.
Did you know?Pacifico ultimately traces back to Latin pacificus, built from pax (“peace”) + facere (“to make”), so its core meaning is literally “peace-making.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pak-
“to fasten, fix, or make firm”
Latin
Latin
pax
“peace, agreement, treaty”
Latin
Latin
pacificus
“peace-making; peaceable”
Old Spanish / Italian
Romance
pacífico / Pacifico
“peaceful; also used as a personal name or surname”
Modern English
English
Pacifico
“A surname, given name, or borrowed Romance form meaning peaceful”