Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Italian Pronounced Pron. /ˈrit.t͡ʃi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Italian riccio meaning "curly", a nickname for someone with curly hair. It is ultimately from Latin ericius meaning "hedgehog". Related NamesDetails RootericiusVariantsRicchetti, Rizzi, Rizzo Categories animals, brand names, child actors, H. P. Lovecraft characters, hair, harmonicists, polymaths