Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Jewish (Sephardic) Pronounced Pron. /pa.ˈt͡ʃi.fi.ko/(Italian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "peaceful" in Italian, taken from the Late Latin given name Pacificus. As a Jewish surname, it is a translation of Shelomo (see Solomon), derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) "peace".