Meaning & History
Diminutive of Pino (itself from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Pino meaning "Our Lady of the Pine", the patron saint of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands). A known bearer was Pinito del Oro (1931-2017), born María Cristina del Pino Segura Gómez, a Spanish circus performer and novelist from the Canary Islands.