Gender Masculine
Usage Medieval Italian
Meaning & History
Medieval Italian diminutive of Raniero, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.Ranuccio can also be a contracted form of Ranalduccio in some cases, which is a variant form of Rinalduccio.This name was borne by the paternal grandfather of Pope Paul III (1468-1549), who went on to name his son after him.