Meaning: Its source is Saturninus, a Latin name meaning "Dedicated to Saturn."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Nicknames: Nino

Feminine Forms: Saturnina

Narrative: Though the Titan Saturn was unseated as chief of the ancient Roman gods by his son Jupiter, the Romans continued to remember his benign rule in their yearly Saturnalia, a mid-winter festival of riotous celebration.