What is the etymology of 'Polo' in the surname of Marco Polo?

My first thought is of water, i mean the man traveled far across land, i think, but he went into the east, and…waters surround the great Eurasian continent, as waters surround everything..IDK, just “waxing poetic” here. read more

The surname spellings range from examples such as Paul, Paule, and Pawle in England, Paolo and Paulo (Spain & Portugal), Pauli and Polo (Italy), Palle (Germany), Pabel (Czech) and Pal (Hungary), to all the patronymic and diminutive forms such as Paulson, Pauly, Paolozzi, Pavek, and many, many more. read more

Polo is of Old Greek and Unknown origin. From Unknown roots, its meaning is 'polo; ball'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is well-known from the Italian explorer Marco Polo (1254-1324). read more

Haw also objected to the approach to finding mention of Marco Polo in Chinese texts, contending that contemporaneous Europeans had little regard for using surnames, and a direct Chinese transcription of the name "Marco" ignores the possibility of him taking on a Chinese or even Mongol name that had no bearing or similarity with his Latin name. read more

Polo is of Old Greek andUnknown origin. From Unknown roots, its meaning is 'polo; ball'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is well-known from the Italian explorer Marco Polo (1254-1324). read more

Last name: Polo SDB Popularity ranking: 6053 Recorded in over two hundred spelling forms throughout the Christian world this surname is of Roman (pre Christian) origins. read more