# Enzo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛnzoʊ/ · frequency rank #22,963

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Italian.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Enzo (equivalent to English Hank), from German Heinz, a diminutive of Heinrich (English Henry), from Old High German Heimrih, Haimirich (heim (“home”) + rihhi (“ruler”)), from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks, from Proto-Indo-European roots.
Rare in the US and UK prior to 2003, popularized in the 2000s.

## Easily confused with
- **ez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enzo-vs-ez)
- **eo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enzo-vs-eo)
- **evo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enzo-vs-evo)
- **Epo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enzo-vs-epo)
- **euro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enzo-vs-euro)
- **expo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enzo-vs-expo)
- **ergo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enzo-vs-ergo)
- **en** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/en-vs-enzo)
- **end** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/end-vs-enzo)
- **ego** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ego-vs-enzo)
- **eng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eng-vs-enzo)
- **emo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emo-vs-enzo)
- **Edo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edo-vs-enzo)
- **Elo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elo-vs-enzo)
- **ends** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ends-vs-enzo)
- **echo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/echo-vs-enzo)
- **envy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/envy-vs-enzo)
- **Elmo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-enzo)
- **Enid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enid-vs-enzo)
- **Enix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enix-vs-enzo)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ennzo`, `enoz`, `enzzo`, `ezno`, `nezo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/enzo