A plausible theory derives his name from the diminutive of Italian pulcino ('chick'), on account of his long beaklike nose, as theorized by music historian Francesco Saverio Quadrio, or due to the squeaky nasal voice and "timorous impotence" in its demeanor.
According to another version, Pulcinella derived from the name of Puccio d'Aniello, a peasant of Acerra, who was portrayed in a famous picture attributed to Annibale Carracci, and indeed characterized by a long nose.
It has also been suggested that the figure is a caricature of a sufferer of acromegaly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulcinella
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