Meaning and Origin
What does the name Polo mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Polo
User Submitted Origins
Spanish
48%
Italian
25%
African
18%
English
5%
Albanian
3%
Tibetan
3%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from the United States says the name Polo means "Warrior strong".
- According to a user from Botswana, the name Polo means "Handsome Man".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Po"lo
Senses
- A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with the players on horseback.
- A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
- A game similar to hockey played by swimmers.
Etymology: [Of Eastern origin; -- properly, the ball used in the game.]
noun Po"lo
A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.
Etymology: Sp., an air or popular song in Andalucia
Other Dictionary Sources
- A game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
- Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
Wiktionary
From Balti پولو (polo, “ball”). Cognate with Tibetan པོ་ལོ (po lo), ཕོ་ལོང (pho long), སྤོ་ལོ (spo lo, “ball”).
- (uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
- A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
- (countable) A polo shirt.
Spanish, an air or popular song in Andalusia.
- A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.
polo was also found in the following language(s): Asturian, Esperanto, Finnish, Galician, Italian, Latin, Latvian, Lower Sorbian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Veps