Gender Masculine
Other Forms FormsAicardo (Italian, Archaic), Aquaire (French, Archaic)
Meaning & History
Italian and Spanish form of Acharius. The 7th-century Frankish saint Acharius, bishop of Noyon-Tournai, is known as Acario in Italian and Spanish. This was used by Gigio Artemio Giancarli for a character in his play La Zingana (1545). It was also used by Lope de Rueda for one of the main characters in his play Medora (1567).