Niño is not "short for" or an abbreviation of anything. It is the Spanish word for "boy". Please see this site for confirmation: http://www.answers.com/library/Translations
It is Spanish for "the little one".
It is of Italian or Spanish origin. It is more likely Italian because it has the name '' de'' before the name '' Nino''
The El Nino is Spanish and it is the pet name of the Spanish footballer Fernando Torres who got it when he played at Athletic Madrid . It actually means The Kid.
el nino means the kid in spanish Fernando Torres Liverpool's spanish striker is known as el nino
'Nino pequeno' means little boy.
Nino Pagot's birth name is Nino Pagotto.
El Niño is a male child or kid. La Niña is a girl of a similar age. These names are applied to two currents off the west coast of North and South America.
Nino Bellini's birth name is Giovanni Bellin.
Nino Pipitone's birth name is Nino Lubrano Pipitone.
Nino Gomes's birth name is Nino Roberto Gomes.
The Spanish boy's name that "Nacho" is often short for is Ignacio.
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