Save Gender Masculine Usage Italian, Neapolitan Pronounced Pron. /maza.ˈnjɛllo/(Italian) /masa.ˈnjellə/(Neapolitan) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Abbreviation of the given names Tommaso and Aniello. It is otherwise not used as a given name. This was the name of an Italian fisherman and revolution leader in the 1647 revolt.