Pinto

This article is about the name. For other uses, see Pinto (disambiguation).
Pinto
Origin
Language(s)Portuguese
MeaningPainted or lively
Region of originPortuguese-speaking world, as well as Spain, Italy, India,
Other names
Cognate(s)Pinter
See alsoPinto bean, Ford Pinto, Pinto horse

Pinto is a Portuguese surname. It is a high-frequency surname in all Portuguese-speaking countries and is also widely present in Spanish-speaking countries, Italy, India (especially in Mangalore, Karnataka), France and Israel.[1]

In many languages, Pinto means "coloured" or "painted" as it derives from the Late Latin pinctus and Classical Latin pictus, and in some cases, at least from the same word in the sense "lively or restless person".[2] It is linguistically related to the name of Columbus' ship La Pinta, meaning "The Painted One", "The Look", or "The Spotted One". Also related, though greatly diverging in meaning, is the unit of measurement pint, which comes from the Old French word pinte and perhaps ultimately from Vulgar Latin pincta meaning "painted", for marks painted on the side of a container to show capacity.[3]

Politicians

Sports players

Religious leaders

Explorers

Writers

  • Ricardo Pinto (novelist) (born 1961), UK-based fantasy writer
  • Sara Pinto Coelho (1913–1990), Portuguese writer of fiction and plays
  • Silvia Corzo (born 1973), Colombian lawyer, journalist and newscaster
  • Vivian de Sola Pinto (1895–1969), British poet, literary critic and historian
  • Isaidy Pinto (born 1987), Author of the Apostille Agents guide and The Notary Signing Agents Journal, journalist and Apostille Agent

Academics

Other

People with the given name or nickname

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pinto Surname Distribution Map". Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Meaning and Origin of: Pinto". Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Pint". Merriam-Webster.com. 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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