Save Type Surname (from nickname & from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. BAT-əl [key·IPA] 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 Other Languages & CulturesBattaglia(Italian) Categories Agatha Christie characters, English verbs, nicknames, war, word names