Rocco

Rocco is both a given name and a surname. Origin: Italian. Meaning: Rest, repose. Rocco is a boy's name of Italian origin. It is thought to derive from the Old German word "hrok", which means to rest or repose. The name is associated with a fourteenth-century Catholic saint, San Rocco, who tended to the ill during a plague. Notable people with the name include: First name Rocco Baldelli (born 1981), American Major League Baseball player and manager of the Minnesota Twins Rocco Botte (born 1983), American actor and filmmaker Rocco Buttiglione (born 1948), Italian politician Rocco Chinnici (1925-1983), Italian magistrate killed by the Mafia Rocco "Rocky" Colavito (born 1933), American retired Major League Baseball player Rocco DiSpirito (born 1966), American celebrity chef and reality show actor Rocco Fischetti (1903-1964), American mobster Sir Rocco Forte (born 1945), British businessman Rocco Granata (born 16 August 1938), Italian-Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist Rocco Grimaldi (born 8 February 1993), American ice hockey player Rocco Hunt (born 1994), Italian rapper Rocco Landesman (born 1947), Broadway producer Rocco Marchegiano (1923-1969), better known as Rocky Marciano, American heavyweight boxer Rocco Mediate (born 1962), American golfer Rocco Milde (born 1969), German former footballer Rocco Nacino (born 1987), a Filipino actor Rocco Perri (1887-last seen 1944), Canadian bootlegger Rocco Petrone (1926-2006), Italian-American engineer and NASA executive Rocco Placentino (born 1982), Canadian soccer player Rocco Pozzi (1700-1780), Italian painter and engraver Rocco Quinn (born 1986), Scottish footballer Rocco Rossi (born 1962), Canadian politician Rocco Siffredi (born 1964), Italian pornographic film actor Rocco Silano (born 1962), American magician and actor Surname Alex Rocco (1936–2015), American actor Alfredo Rocco (1875-1935), Italian jurist and Fascist politician, author of the Italian Penal Code Carmine Rocco (1912–1982), Vatican diplomat Danny Rocco (born 1960), American college football head coach David Rocco (born 1970), Canadian actor and producer, host of David Rocco's Dolce Vita David Della Rocco (born 1952), actor John A.