Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Portuguese, Spanish, Italian Pronounced Pron. /ˈpĩ.tu/(Portuguese) /ˈpin.to/(Spanish, Italian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "mottled" in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian, derived from Late Latin pinctus, Latin pictus "painted". Related Names Rootpictus Categories colors, English adjectives, English nouns, horses, Italian words, Spanish words, word names