Save Gender Masculine Usage American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines), South American (Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare) Pronounced Pron. [ʔɐ.ˈki.no](Filipino Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Transferred use of the surname Aquino. Likely in some cases it has been used as a given name in honour of the 13th-century saint Thomas Aquinas.