50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Literature, Italian Meaning & History Used by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso for the lover of Sophronia in his epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580). It might be a variant of Olinto, the Italian form of the ancient Greek city Ὄλυνθος (Olynthos) meaning "wild fig". PopularityDetails Last ranked #726 in 1940 Brazil (by decade) Categories cities, food, fruits, literature