Zotico (name)
Zotico is an Italian male given name.[1]
Variations in other languages
- 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
Name-day
Several saints have the name Zotico,[2] hence the name-day can be celebrated on any of the following dates:
- 12 January, san Zotico, martyr of Tivoli[3]
- 12 January, san Zotico, soldier and martyr with his comrades; Castolo, Modesto and Rogato as well as others during their services for the Church in Africa[3][6]
- 10 February, san Zotico, martyr with Amanzio and other priestes in Rome[7][8]
- 11 February, san Zotico, martyr in Africa[6]
- 21 July, san Zotico, bishop of Comana of Armenia and martyr[3][6]
- 21 August, san Zotico, martyr with Agatonico and others in Selymbria (Tracia)[7][8]
- 21 October, Zotico of Nicomedia, soldier and martyr with Caio, Dasio and others in Nicomedia[7][6][8]
- 23rd December, san Zotico, martyr in Gortyna[8]
- 31st December, Zotico Of Constantinoples, priest and martyr in Constantinople[7][6]
References
- ^ a b c Accademia della Crusca p.732
- ^ a b c d "Zoticus". Behind the Name. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Burgio p. 349
- ^ a b Nocentini pp. 1351, 1352
- ^ "zotico". Corriere della Sera - Dizionari. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Name - Zoticus". CatholicSaints.Info. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Santi e beati di nome Zotico". Santi, beati e testimoni. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Martirologio". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- Accademia della Crusca (1830). Tipografia della Minerva (ed.). Dizionario della lingua italiana - Volume VII. Padova.
- Burgio, Alfonso (1992). Hermes Edizioni (ed.). Dizionario dei nomi propri di persona. Roma. ISBN 88-7938-013-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Nocentini, Alberto (2010). Le Monnier (ed.). L'etimologico. Mondadori Education. ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2.