| [ syll. ben-vo-lio, be-nvol-io ] The boy name Benvolio is pronounced BehNVOWLiyow KEY. Benvolio's language of origin is Italian. It is predominantly used in English and Italian. The meaning of Benvolio is 'goodwill'. Derived from bene which means 'good' ; volere which means 'to want, to wish'. The name appeared in the Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet (1595). Benvolio is not commonly used as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names. KEY: approx pronunciation for Benvolio: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"
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