Principe Family History
Principe Name Meaning
Italian; Spanish (Príncipe): from principe príncipe ‘prince heir’ (from Latin princeps genitive principis from prīmus ‘first’ + capere ‘to take’) applied probably as a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces or for someone in the service of a prince. Italian: from the personal name Principe of the same etymology as 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022