Save Type Surname (from nickname & from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈbæt.l̩/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From a nickname for a combative person. In some cases it may come from the name of English places called Battle, so named because they were sites of battles. Related NamesDetails RootbattaliaOther Languages & CulturesBattaglia(Italian) Categories Agatha Christie characters, conflict, English nouns, English verbs, war, word names