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Machiavelli

mak-ee-uh-VELL-ee

Letters

11

Syllables

5

Origin

Italian

Total Births

17

Peak Year

#7 in 2019

First Recorded

2013

Style

Sophisticated & Formal, Strong & Bold

Spelling

Tricky to spell

What It Means

An Italian surname that has become a given name, most famously associated with Niccolò Machiavelli, a Renaissance diplomat and philosopher.

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Numerology

9

The Idealist

Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.

Famous Namesakes

  • Niccolò Machiavelli

    Renaissance diplomat, writer, and political philosopher.

Nicknames

Personality Traits

StrategicIntelligentAmbitiousPragmatic

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