Nino Family History

Spanish (Niño): nickname from Spanish niño ‘child’, ‘boy’. This was often given to a first-born son as a familiar name. Italian: from the personal name Nino, a short form of Antonino or Giovannino, pet forms of Antonio and Giovanni respectively. Greek (Ninos): from the personal name Ninos, a pet form of Konstantinos (see Constantine).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press