Sancho: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Holy, consecrated
Origin
Latin (Sanctius), via Spanish
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
SAHN-choh

Sancho is a Latin (Sanctius), via Spanish boy's name meaning “holy, consecrated”. It appears in our list of 175+ Portuguese Baby Boy Names From Lisbon to São Paulo.

Meaning & Origin of Sancho

Meaning: Holy, consecrated.

Origin: Latin (Sanctius), via Spanish.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Sancho

SAHN-chohIPA /ˈsæntʃoʊ/

Popularity of Sancho

Sancho doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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