EVARISTO

Evaristo: translation

Evaristo m

Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese: from the Late Greek personal name Euarestos, derived from the elements eu well, good + areskein to please, satisfy. The second element has been respelled as if from Greek aristos best, excellent. This name was borne by an early pope, said to have been martyred under the Roman emperor Hadrian in about 107.

Cognate: French: Évariste.