The story behind Sancho
Borrowed from Spanish Sancho.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Spanish entry
Borrowed from Basque Santxo. Alternatively, possibly from the Late Latin Sānctius, from Latin sānctus.
Pronunciation
General-American: /ˈsæn.t͡ʃoʊ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Spanish: /ˈsant͡ʃo/
- Spanish: [ˈsãnʲ.t͡ʃo]
Popularity
Sancho ranked #9911 in US for 1993.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Sancho
Sargão
From Latin Sargon, from Akkadian 𒈗𒄀𒈾 (Šarru-kin, “"the true King" or "the legitimate King"”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Scípio
Derived from Latin Scīpiō.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sergio
Learned borrowing from Latin Sergius, possibly borrowed from Etruscan. Learned borrowing from Latin Sergius, possibly borrowed from Etruscan. Borrowed from Spanish Sergio, a…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sérgio
Learned borrowing from Latin Sergius, possibly borrowed from Etruscan.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sirio
From Latin Sīrius, from Ancient Greek Σείριος (Seírios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Siro
From Latin Syrus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Sancho
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Absalom
From Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (avshalóm, literally “father of peace”), from אָב (av, “father”) + שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”). Learned borrowing from Latin Absālōm, from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abundio
Borrowed from Latin Abundius. Borrowed from Spanish Abundio.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Sancho
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length