Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. Check marks indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Sicilian
Other Forms FormsPuleio

Meaning & History

Derived from Sicilian pule(i)o (from Latin pulegium) "pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)", an herb in the mint family historically used in medicine and as a flea repellent. Possibly a metonymic occupational name for an herbalist.
Added 5/10/2014 by anonymous
Edited 4/22/2025 by jocatchi