Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Italian Pronounced Pron. REET-chee [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Italian riccio meaning "curly", a nickname for someone with curly hair. It is ultimately from Latin ericius meaning "hedgehog". Related NamesDetails VariantsRicchetti, Rizzi, Rizzo Categories animals, brand names, child actors, H. P. Lovecraft characters, hair, harmonicists, polymaths