Benvenuto

[Gregory]

The names origins are officially lost to time and comes from Italy. What is known is the Great Italian King Benjamin V. Nut-O most likely was the source of the surname. Dating back to the [1400s], the great King would welcome his guest with an assortment of nuts and a membership to the Jelly of the Month Club ([the gift that keeps on giving] all year long). Nicknamed Nut-O by his subjects, that found his odd love for salty nuts humors.

People who bare this name are crafty as a fox and their high intelligence is often mistaken as nutty or crazy. They are willing to do anything for family but do not mistaken their kindness as weakness. They are tough like the nuts they were once known for.

Means welcome in Italian. A famous bearer was the Renaissance sculptor and writer [Benvenuto] Cellini.