Enzo
Enzo is an Italian given name derivative of the German name Heinz. It can be used also as the short form for Lorenzo, Vincenzo, Innocenzo, or Fiorenzo. It is most common in the Romance speaking world and among their descendants, particularly in Italy and Latin America but lately also in France and Spain.
| Pronunciation | [ˈɛntso] |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | German |
| Derivation | diminutive of Heinz short form for Lorenzo, Vincenzo, Innocenzo, or Fiorenzo |
| Region of origin | Italy |
| Other names | |
| Pet form(s) | Enzino (little Enzo: -ino), Enzuccio (dear Enzo: -uccio) |
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People
- Enzo Amendola (b. 1973), Italian politician
- Enzo Amore American professional wrestler
- Enzo Bearzot, an Italian football player and manager
- Enzo Benedetto (1905-1993), Italian painter
- Enzo Biagi, an Italian journalist
- Enzo Calzaghe, an Anglo-Italian boxing trainer
- Enzo Cesario, a Chilean track and road cyclist
- Enzo Emanuele, an Italian medical researcher
- Enzo Fernández, son of French footballer Zinedine Zidane, named after Enzo Francescoli (see below)
- Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988), the founder of Scuderia Ferrari and Ferrari S.p.A.
- Enzo Ferrari (footballer)
- Enzo Francescoli, an Uruguayan football player of Italian descent
- Enzo Maccarinelli, a Welsh professional boxer of Italian descent
- Enzo Maiorca, a multiple record holder in the extreme sport of free-diving
- Enzo Maresca, an Italian football player at Olympiacos F.C.
- Enzo Muccetti (1912–1977), Italian classical bassoonist
- Enzo Sacchi (1926–1988), Italian road bicycle and track cyclist
- Enzo Scifo, a Belgian football player of Italian origins
- Enzo Sereni, a Jewish-Italian SOE operative
- Enzo Stuarti, an Italian-American singer
- Enzo Pérez, an Argentine midfielder football player
Fictional characters
- Enzo Kang, a character in To the Edge of the Sky
- Enzo Macleod, main character in book series The Enzo Files by Peter May
- Enzo Matrix, a character in the CGI television series, ReBoot
- Uncle Enzo, a character in the novel Snow Crash
- Enzo St. John, a character in the TV series The Vampire Diaries
- Enzo, a side character from the video game Bayonetta
See also
- Enrico
- Enso (disambiguation)
- Enzo (dog actor), a star of Frasier sitcom
- Enzo Ferrari (automobile), a supercar formerly produced by Ferrari, named after its founder
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