53%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Italian Pronounced Pron. /ˈsan.to/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "saint" in Italian, ultimately from Latin sanctus. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootsanctusVariantsSante, SantiDiminutiveSantinoFeminine FormsSanta, Santina, SantuzzaOther Languages & CulturesSaint(English) Santos(Spanish) User SubmissionSanto PopularityDetails Last ranked #571 in 1960 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #491 in 1934 France Last ranked #184 in 2001 Italy Last ranked #989 in 1948 United States Name DaysName Days? Italy: December 26 Categories folk heroes, isograms, Italian words, saints, word names