Enzo
Meaning of Enzo
Enzo slips into Anglo-American baby lists via the fast lane of modern Italian style. Etymologically, it functions as a streamlined diminutive of Lorenzo or Vincenzo and, through the medieval German Heinz, also links to the venerable Henry—two Indo-European bloodlines for the price of one vowel. Its phonetic profile—two crisp syllables, stress on the first, final “o” open and unambiguous—travels neatly across borders, a fact reflected in U.S. Social Security data: from roughly 60 newborns in the late 1990s to more than 4,500 in 2024, Enzo has climbed from rank 748 to 73 with the steadiness of a well-tuned hybrid. Cultural associations run from Enzo Ferrari’s scarlet racers to football pitches and arthouse films, conferring an automotive-and-athletic sheen without obligating the child to change a tire or score a goal. Compact yet cosmopolitan, the name offers parents a four-letter choice that feels both old-world and algorithm-era—a tidy piece of onomastic engineering.
Pronunciation
Italian
- Pronunced as EN-zoh (/ˈenzo/)
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Notable People Named Enzo
| Enzo Francescoli, nicknamed El Principe, is a former Uruguayan playmaker and forward regarded as a South American great who played at the 1986 and 1990 World Cups and won three Copa America titles. |
| Enzo Ferrari was an Italian racing driver and entrepreneur who founded Scuderia Ferrari and the Ferrari car brand, leading his team to many Formula One world titles. |
| Enzo Alan Zidane, known as Enzo, is a French former professional football midfielder. |
| Enzo Maiorca, born Vincenzo in Syracuse Sicily on June 21 1931, was an Italian free diver who set several world free diving records and died there on November 13 2016. |
| Enzo Trulli is an Italian racing driver, the 2021 Formula 4 UAE champion, now competing in the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia with Toro Racing after racing for Carlin in FIA Formula 3. |
| Enzo Tortora was an Italian TV presenter wrongly convicted in 1985 of Camorra ties and drug trafficking, then acquitted in 1987. |
| Enzo Monteiro is a Bolivian forward playing for Latvian club FK Auda on loan from Santos and for the Bolivia national team. |
| Enzo Guebey is a French ice hockey defenceman for HC Davos in the National League who previously played for Geneve Servette HC, ZSC Lions and GCK Lions. |
| Venezuelan racer and businessman Enzo Potolicchio competes for Starworks Motorsport in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Rolex Sports Car Series and won the LMP2 class at the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of Sebring. |
| Enzo G Baldoni, an Italian freelance journalist for Diario, was one of two Italians kidnapped in Iraq and was later killed in captivity. |
| Enzo Bovis is a professional right back for Fleury, born in France, who plays for the Madagascar national team. |
| Enzo Geerts is a Belgian-born midfielder for KFC Houtvenne on loan from Westerlo who has represented Poland at youth level. |
| Enzo Scionti is an American racing driver who most recently competed in the Formula Regional European Championship with Monolite Racing, after racing in the 2021 Euroformula Open with Drivex School. |
| Enzo Staiola was an Italian child actor who at eight played Bruno in the 1948 film Bicycle Thieves and later appeared in The Barefoot Contessa before becoming a mathematics teacher and land registry clerk. |
| Enzo Adrian Ruiz is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defender for Maltese club Valletta. |
