Arcadio
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| Gender: | male | |
| Pronunciation: | ar-CAH-dee-oh | |
| Meaning: | from Arcadia | |
| Related Names: | Adrian, Alcadio, Alcado, Alcedio, Arcadia, Arcadia (female), Arcadios, Arcadius, Arkadi, Arkadios, Arkadius, Arkady, Aureliano, Marquez, Remedios |
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ORIGIN AND HISTORY
Arcadio means "a man from Arcadia." It was possibly a surname before it was a first name, though there is limited information about the origins of the surname. Arcadio comes from Arcadius, a Latin form of Arkadios.[1] The name Arkadios comes from the Greek arktos, which means "bear."[1] Arcadia was a region of Greece, and the term is now used to describe any peaceful and pastoral area.[1]
Another definition offered for the name Arcadio is "adventurous."[1]
POPULARITY
Arcadio is an uncommon name. It has not appeared in the top 1000 most popular boy's names in the United States in any recorded year.[1]
One unofficial source says that Arcadio ranked 953rd during the decade of the 1920s in the United States.[1]
Arcadio is more common in Spanish-speaking countries,[1] but it has not recently been popular enough to make any top lists.
According to WhitePages.com, Arcadio ranks at number 163,817 on the list of most common surnames in the United States. Most people with the last name Arcadio are to be found in California, but there are also Arcadios in New York, Florida, Texas and Arizona.[1]
FACTS
- Arcadio is one of the names shared by many of the male characters in the Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. These characters include José Arcadio Buendia, José Arcadio Segundo and Arcadio. During the novel, Garcia Marquez writes this meditation upon names, from the point of view of the matriarchal character Ursula:
- "Throughout the long history of the family the insistent repetition of names had made her draw some conclusions that seemed to be certain. While the Aurelianos were withdrawn, but with lucid minds, the José Arcadios were impulsive and enterprising, but they were marked with a tragic sign."[1]
NAMESAKES
- Arcadio: San Francisco band
- Hotel Villa Arcadio, Italy
FAMOUS PERSONS
- Arcadio Castro Jr: contemporary artist
- Arcadio Poveda: Mexican astronomer (born July 15, 1930)
- Arcadio Larraona Saralegui: Spanish Cardinal (born (November 13, 1887)
- Arcadi Volodos: Russian pianist
Author: Sarena Emily Levinson
NOTES
| Gender | male + |
| Length | 7 + |
| Meaning | from Arcadia + |
| Meaningnc | from arcadia + |
| Name | arcadio + |
| Origin | Spanish + |
| Popularity | 0 + |
| Pronunciation | ar-CAH-dee-oh + |
| Rank in 2000s | 0 + |
| Related | Adrian +, Alcadio +, Alcado +, Alcedio +, Arcadia +, Arcadia (female) +, Arcadios +, Arcadius +, Arkadi +, Arkadios +, Arkadius +, Arkady +, Aureliano +, Marquez +, and Remedios + |
