"Melfi" meaning in All languages combined

See Melfi on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Melfis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Melfi. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|Melfi}} Italian Melfi Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Melfis}} Melfi (plural Melfis)
  1. A surname from Italian.
    Sense id: en-Melfi-en-name-rsy3jwmJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Proper name [Italian]

Etymology: Said to be related to the name of the small nearby river Melpes, Melphes, mentioned by Pliny. According to De Giovanni this name is from a Mediterranean (possibly Italic, like the Oenotrians) substrate *melf, *melp, of uncertain meaning, but compare Melpis and Melpum. Etymology templates: {{der|it|itc|-}} Italic, {{der|it|qfa-sub|-}} substrate Head templates: {{it-proper noun|f}} Melfi f
  1. A town in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in Basilicata, Places in Italy, Towns in Basilicata, Towns in Italy
    Sense id: en-Melfi-it-name-0hrPU6bt Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 66 34

Proper name [Italian]

Etymology: Said to be related to the name of the small nearby river Melpes, Melphes, mentioned by Pliny. According to De Giovanni this name is from a Mediterranean (possibly Italic, like the Oenotrians) substrate *melf, *melp, of uncertain meaning, but compare Melpis and Melpum. Etymology templates: {{der|it|itc|-}} Italic, {{der|it|qfa-sub|-}} substrate Head templates: {{it-proper noun|mfbysense}} Melfi m or f by sense
  1. a habitational surname Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-Melfi-it-name-PbabqTmI Categories (other): Italian surnames, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 27 73

Inflected forms

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