Zotico (name)
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Zotico is an Italian male given name.[1]
- Catalan: Zòtic
- French: Zotique
- Ancient Greek: Ζωτικος (Zotikos)[2]
- Latin: Zoticus[1][2]
- Lithuanian: Zotikas
- Polish: Zotyk
- Portuguese: Zótico
- Spanish: Zotico
Origins and diffusion
The name originates with the Latin variant Zoticus, which is based on its ancient Greek version: Ζωτικος (Zotikos); originally ζωτικος (zotikos), which means "full of life"[1][2] or "life-giving".[3] Hence the name shares a common root with the names Zosimo, Zoilo and Zoe, and therefore has a similar meaning to the name Vitale.
The name, in Italian, coincides with the term "zotico", which means "villain", "rough", "ignorant", "rude".[3][4][5] Etymologists speculate that the name's meaning is related to "idiot".[4]
People
- Aurelio Avito Zotico, lover of Eligabalus
- Zotico (prefect of the praetorium), official of the Eastern Roman Empire
- Zotico of Constantinople, Roman saint
- Zotico of Nicomedia, Roman saint
