Corigliano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Corigliano.


Ciullo

Uncertain. Compare Sicilian ciuḍḍu (“piglet”).


Torraca

a surname transferred from the place name


Ianniello

From a pet form of Ianni, variant of the personal name Gianni.

a surname transferred from the given name


Marchio

Probably from a variant of the Latin personal name Marcius, influenced by Greek.


Palomba

A nickname from palomba (“stock dove, wood pigeon”).


Trombino

From tromba (“trumpet”) + -ino (diminutive suffix), a metonymic occupational surname for a trumpeter or bugler.


D'Emidio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Emidio.


Duro

From duro (“hard”), a nickname for a tough or unyielding man.


Mastrolorenzo

From mastro (“master”) + Lorenzo (“a male given name”).


Sanvito

Habitational surname from any of various places called San Vito.


Mastrovito

From mastro (“master”) + Vito (“a personal name”).


Ditaranto

Habitational surname, from di (“of”) + Taranto.


Ciavarella

From Sicilian ciavaredda, feminine form of ciavareddu (“kid, young goat”), hence a metonymic occupational surname for a goatherd.


Landriscina

→ English: Landriscina


Tenuta

Perhaps from tenuta (“estate, land holding”), a nickname for the owner of a large property or for someone who worked on one.


Oppedisano

Habitational surname for someone from Oppido Mamertina, in Calabria.


Fico

From fico (“fig”), perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of figs.


Carbonara

Habitational surname from any of various places called Carbonara.


Santambrogio

Univerbation of Sant' + Ambrogio, literally “Saint Ambrose”.


Ramunno

Borrowed from the Sicilian name Ramunnu (“Raymond”).


Pichetto

English: Pichetto

French: Pichetto, Piketty


Picardo

English: Picardo

French: Picardo


Cerro

Habitational surname from any of various places called Cerro, from cerro (“Turkey oak”).


Iacomino

Variant of Giacomino, a diminutive of the personal name Giacomo.


Niro

From Neapolitan niro (“black”); compare nero (“black”).


Chiusano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Chiusano.


Parlapiano

Verb-object compound, composed of parla (“to speak”) + piano (“quietly”); a nickname.


Lanzisera

English: Lanzisera


Mirando

From Latin mirandus (“admirable, wonderful, marvellous”).


Cassetta

From cassetta (“small box, crate”), a metonymic occupational surname for a box maker.


Selvitella

English: Selvitella


Certo

From certo (“certain, sure”), possibly a nickname for a decisive or resolute person.


Mastrocola

From mastro (“master”) + Cola (“reduced form of Nicola”).


La Sorsa

→ English: LaSorsa


Cima

A topographic surname from cima (“mountain top, peak”).


Stoppiglia

French: Stoppiglia


D'Aloia

→ English: Daloia


Santandrea

Habitational surname from any of various places called Sant'Andrea.


Bonafaccia

A nickname, from bona (“good, nice”) + faccia (“face”).


Incantalupo

Verb-object compound, composed of incanta (“to enchant”) + lupo (“wolf”); a nickname.


Foresta

A toponymic surname for someone who lived by a forest, from foresta (“forest”).


Cicismondo

Probably a variant form of the personal name Sigismondo.


Boccanera

A nickname, from bocca (“mouth”) + nera (“black”).


Colapietro

From Cola (“shortened form of Nicola”) + Pietro (“Peter”).


Catalanotto

From Catalano + -otto (diminutive suffix).


Martusciello

English: Martusciello


Emmolo

Borrowed from Sicilian jìmmulu, from jimmu (“hump”) + -ulu (“diminutive suffix”), a nickname for hunchbacked person.

a surname from Sicilian [in turn transferred from the nickname]


Pisapia

English: Pisapia


Mastrantuono

English: Mastrantuono


Gaccio

English: Gaccio


Buffo

From buffo (“ridicolous, amusing”), a nickname for a foolish or clownish man.


Pietrafesa

From Medieval Latin Petrafixa, a compound of petra (“stone, rock”) + fixa (“immovable, fastened; pierced, transfixed”). The name of the town was changed in 1887 in honor to the ancient city of Satrianum, whose ruins are located on the mountain behind.


Fumarola

English: Fumarola


Custoza

Borrowed from Venetan Custoxa, from Latin custōdia (“protection, guardianship”).


D'Ascanio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Ascanio.


Tropeano

From tropeano (“person from Tropea”), a town in Calabria.


Belsito

From bel (“nice, beautiful”) + sito (“place, location, site”).


Torno

Metonymic occupational surname for a turner, from torno, older form of tornio (“lathe”).


Restuccia

English: Restuccia


D'Attilio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Attilio.


Stroppiana

A town in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy


Sperduto

A nickname for a foundling, from sperduto (“lost”).


Fioritto

English: Fioritto

Most prevalent in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.


D'Anna

From di (“of”) + the personal name Anna.

a metronymic surname transferred from the given name


Biondolillo

Probably from Sicilian biunnuliddu (“little fair one”), a nickname for a blond person.


Barbo

From barbo (“barbel”), perhaps a nickname.


Uva

From uva (“grapes”), probably a metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of grapes.


Pocaforza

A nickname, from poca (“few, little”) + forza (“power, force”).


Lemmo

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Guglielmo.


Lo Pinto

→ English: LoPinto


Varago

A village in the province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy


Veltro

From veltro (“greyhound”), a nickname for a fast runner or a lean, rangy person.


Ciliberto

From a variant of the personal name Gilberto.


Dovico

Reduced form of the personal name Ludovico.


Orsino

From the personal name Orso + -ino (“diminutive suffix”).


Oberto

From a compound of the Proto-Germanic elements *audaz (“wealth, riches”) and *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).


Espa

From Sardinian espa (“wasp”), probably a nickname. Compare Italian vespa.


Astorino

From Astore + -ino (“diminutive suffix”).


Angilello

English: Angilello


Mangiapelo

Probably a nickname, from verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + pelo (“hair”).


Cosma

From Ancient Greek Κοσμᾶς (Kosmâs), a personal name which is probably related to κόσμος (kósmos, “order”).

a male given name from Greek, equivalent to English Cosmas


Fiammingo

From fiammingo (“Flemish”), an ethnic surname.


Finco

From Venetan finco (“finch”), probably used as a nickname.


Pasquarello

From a pet form of the personal name Pasqua.


Plescia

An Arbëreshë surname mostly found in Molise, from an Italianized spelling of Albanian Plesha.


Soldato

Occupational surname, from soldato (“soldier”).


Ansaldo

From Late Latin Ānsoaldus, from Proto-Germanic *Ansuwaldaz; compare the doublet Osvaldo.


Gambatesa

From gamba (“leg”) + tesa (“outstretched”).


Uscio

A comune in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria, Italy


D'Ugo

→ English: Dugo


Magliano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Magliano.


Lippa

From a short form of the personal name Filippa, feminine form of Filippo.


Ciambra

Sicilian habitational surname from any of various minor places named with Sicilian ciambra (“room, chamber”), borrowed from Old French chambre, from Latin camera.


Salvavita

From salvavita (literally “life-saver”).

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Collepiccolo

From colle (“hill”) + piccolo (“small”).


Strologo

Apheretic form of astrologo (“astrologer, stargazer”).


Aurigemma

From a Neapolitan female given name, composed of the elements auri- (“gold”) + gemma (“gem”).

a surname from Neapolitan [in turn transferred from the given name]


Bellina

Hypocoristic form of the personal name Bella.


Sommariva

Habitational surname from any of various places called Sommariva.


Falso

A nickname for a deceiver, from falso (“false, fake”).


Svizzero

From svizzero (“Swiss”), an ethnic surname.


Tetro

A nickname, from tetro (“gloomy, sullen, dark”).


Manago

From an altered form of monaco (“monk”).


Quadrifoglio

From quadrifoglio (“clover”), perhaps used as a nickname.


Ermacora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑρμᾰγόρᾱς (Hermăgórās). Doublet of Macor.


Bizzarro

A nickname from bizzarro (“odd, eccentric, bizarre”).


Poeta

Occupational surname from poeta (“poet”).


Mastromatteo

From mastro (“master; mister”) + Matteo (“Matthew”).


Stenico

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A town in the province of Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy


Cassaro

Adapted from the toponym U Càssaru, from Sicilian càssaru; akin to cassero (“castle; keep, donjon”) and the older variant cassaro.


Oggerino

English: Oggerino


Lamboglia

English: Lamboglia


Boccafresca

A nickname from bocca (“mouth”) + fresca (“fresh”).


Sernicola

From ser (“sir”) + Nicola (“a male given name”).


Ruggirello

From Ruggero (“a male given name”) + -ello (hypocoristic suffix).


Balocco

A village in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy


Donnamaria

From donna (“woman; miss, mistress”) + Maria (“Mary”).


Giaretta

Probably a habitational or toponymic surname, from a diminutive of Venetan giara (“gravel”).


Godino

Patronymic surname from a Medieval given name, which originated as a short form of any of various Germanic names beginning with the elements *gutô (“Goth”) or *gudą (“god, deity”).


Corsello

From Corso (“a medieval male given name”) + -ello (diminutive suffix).


D'Alto

→ English: Dalto

A nickname for the child of a tall man, from di (“of”) + alto (“tall”).


Buonanno

A nickname, from buono (“good”) + anno (“year”); compare the English surname Goodyear.


Giovinazzo

A town in the province of Bari, Apulia, Italy


Taglialatela

A nickname, from the univerbation of tagliare (“to cut”) + la (“the”) + tela (“cloth; canvas”).


Nudo

From nudo (“naked, bare”), perhaps a nickname for a poor, destitute man.


Pizzaballa

Possibly from Lombard dialect. Found especially in Bergamo region.


Cantalamessa

A nickname, a univerbation of canta (“sing”) + la (“the”) + messa (“Mass”).


Castrignano

Habitational surname from either of two villages in the province of Lecce, Apulia.


Capalbio

Likely from Capo d'Alveo (literally “head of riverbed”), from the name of a medieval castle built near a river.
Other theories derive it from Latin Caput Album (literally “white head”) or Campus Albus (literally “white field”), due to the presence of white alabaster in the area.

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A town and municipality of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy


Grattarola

English: grattarolaite


Parlagreco

Verb-object compound, composed of parla (“to speak”) + greco (“Greek”), probably a nickname for someone who had troubles speaking.


Copertino

English: Cupertino


Cappabianca

A nickname, from cappa (“cloak”) + bianca (“white”).


Pietralunga

French: Pietralunga


Finocchio

From finocchio (“fennel”), a metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of fennel.


D'Egidio

→ English: DeGidio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Egidio.


Pontoriero

English: Pontoriero


Saracco

From saracco (“handsaw”), a metonymic occupational surname for a saw maker.


Canfora

English: Canfora


Massena

English: Massena

French: Masséna


Viscuso

A nickname from Sicilian viscusu (“tough, tenacious”).


Ariano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Ariano.


Belgrano

Apparently a nickname, from bel (“nice, beautiful, fair”) + grano (“wheat, corn”).


Moretto

From a hypocoristic form of the surname Moro.


Paolella

From the personal name Paola + -ella (“diminutive suffix”).


Scandola

English: Scandola


Cutino

English: Cutino


Modestino

English: Modestino


Fonzio

Borrowed from Latin Fontius, itself a Latinization of Della Fonte.

Bartolomeo Fonzio, b. 1445

(historical) Alternative form of Della Fonte


Della Fonte

Latin: Fontius

Bartolomeo Della Fonte, b. 1445


Roccasalva

Compound of rocca (“fortress, stronghold”) + salva (“safe”), probably the name of a lost settlement in Sicily.


Fontanarosa

From fontana (“fountain”) + rosa (“rose; pink”).


Pangallo

Italianized form of the Greek surname Πάγκαλος (Págkalos); this surname is predominantly found in Calabria, known for its important Griko community.


Colandrea

Shortened form of a personal name formed by Nicola (“Nicholas”) + Andrea (“Andrew”).


Brusco

Originally a nickname for a rude or coarse person, from brusco (“abrupt, brusque”).


Spalla

From spalla (“shoulder”), probably a nickname given to someone with a deformity or peculiarity of the shoulder.


La Barbera

→ English: Labarbera


Emmanuello

From a variant of the personal name Emanuele.


Meraviglia

Probably a nickname from meraviglia (“wonder, marvel”).


La Civita

→ English: LaCivita


Pappacena

Verb-object compound, composed of pappa (“to gobble up”) + cena (“dinner”).


Sampietro

Habitational surname from any of various places and towns dedicated to Saint Peter.


Siviero

Probably a patronymic surname from an altered form of the personal name Silverio.


Caiola

From Sicilian càiula (“baby's bonnet”), probably used as a nickname.


Giorgetta

Matronymic surname, from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Giorgia.


Tagliaferro

English: Tagliaferro

French: Tagliaferro

Cognate with Catalan Tallaferro and French Taillefer.


Scanno

By folk etymology, often made to derive from Latin scamnum (“stool”).


Ciraulo

Italianization of Sicilian Ciraulu, from ciraulu (“snake charmer”). Doublet of Ceraulo.

Ceraulo (alternative)
Ceravolo (alternative)


Testasecca

From testa (“head”) + secca (“dry”), probably a nickname of some sort.


Masullo

Patronymic surname, typically found in Campania, from a pet form of the personal name Tommaso.


Ritrovato

From ritrovato (“recovered”), a nickname given to a foundling.


Sinigaglia

Habitational surname, from a corruption of Senigallia, a town in the province of Ancona.


Dall'Acqua

From dalla (“from the”) + acqua (“water”).


Spezzano

Habitational surname from any of various places in Calabria called Spezzano, like Spezzano Albanese or Spezzano della Sila.

Spezzano Albanese
Spezzano della Sila
it:Spezzano


Crosera

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a crossroads, from Venetan crosera (“crossroads, junction”).


Santantonio

Habitational surname from any of various places dedicated to Saint Anthony.


Agro

From agro (“acrid, bitter”), a nickname for a tough individual.


Angelillo

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Angelo.


Bigogno

Habitational surname from a small village in Ticino.


Zappalorto

From the univerbation of zappare (“to hoe”) + lo (“the”) + orto (“vegetable garden”), a nickname for a cultivator.

univerbation

a surname transferred from the nickname [in turn originating as an occupation]


Falaguerra

From the univerbation of fare (“to do, to make”) + la (“the”) + guerra (“war”), a nickname for a belligerent or aggressive person.


Granvillano

Perhaps a habitational surname from the town of Granville, in Normandy.


Madreperla

From madreperla (“mother-of-pearl, nacre”), probably used as a nickname.


Sellitto

From the Late Latin personal name Sellictus, from the adjective selectus (“chosen, selected”), a name favored by early Christians.

a surname originating as a patronymic [in turn from Late Latin]


Desiderato

From desiderato (“hoped for, desired”), probably a nickname for a long awaited son.


Mastrorocco

From mastro (“master”) + Rocco (“a male given name”).


Tuttoilmondo

From tutto (“all”) + il (“the”) + mondo (“world”), probably a nickname of some sort.


Fineanno

From fine (“end”) + anno (“year”), probably a nickname of some sort.


Trentuno

From trentuno (“thirty-one”), probably a nickname for someone born on the 31st of a month.


Buonprincipio

From buon (“good”) + principio (“beginning”).


Cavaldoro

From caval (“horse”) + di (“of”) + oro (“gold”), perhaps used as a nickname.


Frammartino

Probably from fra (“friar; brother”) + Martino (“Martin”), the name of the progenitor.


Παμμένης

grc-proper noun

Πᾰμμένης • (Pămménēs) m (genitive Πᾰμμένους or Πᾰμμένου, variously declined); third declension, first declension

Πᾰμμένης (canonical)
Pămménēs (romanization)
Πᾰμμένους (genitive)
Πᾰμμένου (genitive)
genitive Πᾰμμένους (romanization)
Πᾰμμένου (romanization)
variously declined (romanization)
ὁ Πᾰμμένης (nominative singular)
τοῦ Πᾰμμένους (genitive singular)
τῷ Πᾰμμένει (dative singular)
τὸν Πᾰμμένη (accusative singular)
Πᾰ́μμενες (singular vocative)
ὁ Πᾰμμένης (nominative singular)
τοῦ Πᾰμμένου (genitive singular)
τῷ Πᾰμμένῃ (dative singular)
τὸν Πᾰμμένην (accusative singular)
Πᾰμμένη (singular vocative)

→ French: Pamménès

→ Latin: Pammenēs

Ἐκ τοῦ Μητρώου· ἀγαθὴ τύχη, ἐπὶ Παμμένου, Μουνιχίωνος τετράδι, Ξενοφῶν Θριάσιος εἶπεν·

1st century B.C.E., Revue des Études Anciennes 32.5.6–7, (Athens)

Ek toû Mētrṓou; agathḕ túkhē, epì Pamménou, Mounikhíōnos tetrádi, Xenophôn Thriásios eîpen;


D'Arienzo

→ English: Darienzo

Habitational surname for someone born in Arienzo, in Campania.


Piantavigna

Verb-object compound, composed of pianta (“to plant, sow”) + vigna (“vineyard”), an occupational surname for a vintner.


Cevasco

Habitational surname for someone from Ceva, in Piedmont.


Mastrototaro

From mastro (“master”) + Totaro, variant of the personal name Teodoro (“Theodore”).


Zamattio

Patronymic surname from the Venetan form of the personal name Gianmatteo, a compound of Giovanni (“John”) + Matteo (“Matthew”).

a surname from Venetan [in turn originating as a patronymic]


Casapiccola

Perhaps a toponymic surname, from casa (“house”) + piccola (“small, little”).


Buccafusca

From Sicilian bucca (“mouth”) + fusca (“dark, swarthy”), a nickname of some sort.


Tavoso

English: Tavoso


Cacciapaglia

Verb-object compound, composed of caccia (“to hunt; to drive away”) + paglia (“straw”), probably used as a nickname.


Macellaro

Occupational surname from macellaro, variant of macellaio (“butcher”).


Biancalana

Compound of bianca (“white”) + lana (“wool”), perhaps a nickname of some sort.


Mezzasalma

Compound of mezza (“half”) + salma (“a Sicilian unit of area”), a nickname for a poor or needy person.


Colonnello

Probably an occupational surname, from colonnello (“colonel”).


D'Elpidio

From di (“of”) + Elpidio, a male given name.


Abbandonato

From abbandonato (“abandoned”), a nickname given to a foundling.


Rossofuoco

Compound of rosso (“red”) + fuoco (“fire”), probably a nickname for a person with ginger hair or for a person with a fiery disposition.


Pietradura

Compound of pietra (“stone, rock”) + dura (“hard”), perhaps a nickname of some sort.


Bardella

English: Bardella

French: Bardella


Tufanisco

Habitational surname for someone from Tufano.


Beneventano

Habitational surname from beneventano (“inhabitant of Benevento”).


Scozzafava

Occupational surname for someone whose job was shelling fava beans, from Old Italian scozzare (“to shell, peel”) + fava (“fava bean”).


Scopacasa

Verb-object compound, composed of scopa (“to sweep”) + casa (“house, home”).


Bellaluna

Compound of bella (“nice, beautiful”) + luna (“moon”), perhaps a nickname of some sort.


Notizia

From notizia (“item of news, piece of information”), perhaps used as a nickname for foundlings.


Sciarabba

From Sicilian sciarabba (“wine”), itself from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “drink, beverage; wine”). This was probably used as an occupational surname for a vintner or as a nickname for a heavy drinker.

der

a surname from Sicilian [in turn from Arabic]


Sangiacomo

English: Sangiacomo


D'Olimpio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Olimpio.


Francioso

From francioso, archaic form of francese (“French”).


Ferragosto

From ferragosto (“August bank holiday”), probably a nickname given to foundlings.


Mercoledisanto

From Mercoledì Santo (“Holy Wednesday, Spy Wednesday”), probably a nickname given to a foundling.


Passacantando

Compound of passa (“he/she passes”) + cantando (“singing”), a nickname for someone who used to sing or hum.


Colapinto

English: Colapinto

French: Colapinto

Spanish: Colapinto

Colapinto: a surname transferred from the nickname


Cecagallina

Verb-object compound, composed of ceca (“to blind”) + gallina (“chicken”), probably used as a nickname.


Cascavilla

Italianized form of the Occitan surname Cascailh.


Spadavecchia

Compound of spada (“sword”) + vecchia (“old”), perhaps a nickname for someone who was particularly skilled in using a sword.


Doardo

From a clipped form of the personal name Edoardo (“Edward”).


Campolattano

Perhaps an erroneous form of Campolattaro.


Vintaloro

From Sicilian vintaloru (“kind of cape”), perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of capes.


Affettuoso

Originally a nickname for an affectionate person, from affettuoso (“affectionate”).


Oneta

Ultimately from the plural form of Latin *alnetus (“alder forest”), from alnus (“alder”).


Falamischia

From the univerbation of fare (“to do, to make”) + la (“the”) + mischia (“brawl, scruffle”), perhaps a nickname for a belligerent person.


Paiano

From Sicilian Pajanu, a surname derived from pajanu, itself a variant of paganu.

Pagano (alternative)
Pavano (alternative)
Pavan (alternative)


Abbracciavento

Verb-object compound, composed of abbraccia (“to hug, to embrace”) + vento (“wind”), probably used as a nickname.


Innamorato

From innamorato (“in love, smitten”), probably used as a nickname.


Ecclesiastico

Occupational surname from ecclesiastico (“ecclesiastic, cleric”).


Mastroberardino

From mastro (“master”) + Berardino (“a male given name”), diminutive of Berardo.


Africano

From africano (“African”), probably used as a nickname.


Mantovano

Habitational surname from mantovano (“Mantuan”).


Ebanista

Occupational surname from ebanista (“cabinetmaker”).


Muzzicato

From Sicilian muzzicatu, past participle of muzzicari (“to bite”), probably a nickname.

a surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Sicilian]


Tommasomoro

Patronymic surname from Tommaso Moro, Italianized form of Thomas More.


Scodanibbio

Verb-object compound, composed of scoda (“to dock, to cut the tail”) + nibbio (“kite”), probably a nickname for a resolute or stubborn person.


Massola

→ English: Massola


Salvadego

Borrowed from Venetan salvadego (“wild, untamed”), probably used as a nickname.

bor+

a surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Venetan]


Citrobello

Compound of citro (“citron”) + bello (“beautiful”), perhaps a nickname of some sort.


Scalzadonna

Verb-object compound, composed of scalza (“to take off a shoe”) + donna (“woman”), probably used as a nickname.


Fracasso

From fracasso (“din, hullabaloo, fracass”), originally a nickname for a turbulent person or a braggart.


Leschiutta

From a diminutive of Friulian lescje (“bait, lure”), probably a nickname.

a surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Friulian]


Casaglia

Habitational surname from any of various villages called Casaglia, from Latin casālia (“boundaries of the farm”).


Burzio

From the apheresis of the personal name Tiburzio.


Orabona

From ora (“hour; blow, breeze”) + bona (“good”), probably a nickname.


Egano

Perhaps a toponymic surname from Venetan ègano (“laburnum”).


Casadidio

Compound of casa (“house”) + di (“of”) + dio (“god”), a nickname given to an orphan or foundling.


Appicciafuoco

Verb-object compound, composed of appiccia (“to ignite, kindle, set alight”) + fuoco (“fire”), probably a nickname for someone with a fiery temper.

it-verb-obj

appicciare<t:to ignite, kindle, set alight>


Atza

Borrowed from Sardinian atza (“edge of a knife”), from Latin aciēs (“sharp edge or point”).


Rambaudo

Patronymic surname from a variant of the medieval personal name Rambaldo.


Acciaccaferro

Verb-object compound, composed of acciacca (“to crush, to weaken”) + ferro (“iron”), probably an occupational surname for an ironsmith.


Cesarano

Variant of Italian Casarano. Cf. e.g. Casari/Cesari.


Semprevivo

Compound of sempre (“always”) + vivo (“alive”), an apotropaic nickname.


Formisano

Habitational surname for someone from Formia, a town in the province of Latina.


Nania

Patronymic surname from a truncated form of the personal name Anania.


Scutra

Perhaps from Latin scutra (“platter, tray”), a metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of trays.


Senarega

Habitational surname from the name of a small village in the municipality of Valbrevenna, near Genoa.


Mezzasoma

Compound of mezza (“half”) + soma (“load borne by a pack animal”), perhaps a nickname for someone with a small frame.


Carnemolla

Compound of carne (“flesh”) + molla (“soft, wet, damp”), probably a nickname of some sort.


Lo Bue

→ English: Lobue

From lo (“the”) + bue (“ox”), probably a nickname for a hard-working or meek person.


Zafferano

From zafferano (“saffron”), probably a metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of saffron.


Mulargia

Habitational surname from the name of a small village in the province of Sassari.


Alzalamira

From the univerbation of alzare (“to lift up, to raise”) + la (“the”) + mira (“aim, sight”).


Tremolada

Habitational surname from the name of a small settlement in the municipality of Veduggio con Colzano, in Lombardy.


Musumarra

A surname found in Sicily, perhaps from Arabic مِسْمَار (mismār, “nail, pin, peg”), probably used as a nickname for a lean or lanky person.

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a surname from Arabic [in turn transferred from the nickname]


Cicerchia

Perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a grower or trader of chickling vetch, from cicerchia (“chickling vetch”).


Avvertenza

From avvertenza (“caution, warning”), probably used as a nickname.


Mezzalingua

Compound of mezza (“half”) + lingua (“tongue”), probably a nickname of some sort.


Mormora

From the verb mormorare (“to murmur, whisper”), a nickname for a grumbling person.


Tortima

A village in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy


Pampana

Perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a vintner, from pampana (“vine leaf”).


Lamenta

From the verb lamentare (“to lament”), probably a nickname for a whiny person.


Calunniato

From calunniato (“slandered”), a nickname for a slandered person.


Silenzioso

From silenzioso (“silent”), a nickname for a quiet person.


Bicego

From the Cimbrian nickname Bítzege, a derivation from Middle High German wizzic, wizzec (“clever, wise”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *witīg (“wise”), the same root of English witty and German witzig.

a surname from Cimbrian [in turn transferred from the nickname]


Sardagna

A village in the province of Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy


Gaiga

From Cimbrian gàige (“bagpipes”), a metonymic occupational surname for a bagpipes player.


Carrobbio

Probably a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a crossroad, from carrobbio (“crossroads”).


Pocaterra

Compound of poca (“little, few”) + terra (“soil, terrain”), probably a nickname for a poor or indigent person.


Atenagora

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀθηναγόρας (Athēnagóras).

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a male given name, equivalent to English Athenagoras


Costalunga

Habitational surname from several villages in Northern Italy, from costa (“coast, slope”) + lunga (“long”).


Della Rovere

From della (“of the”) + rovere (“sessile oak”), perhaps a toponymic surname.


Amsicora

Borrowed from Latin Hampsicora, the name of a Sardinian prince and insurgent against the Roman Empire. As a surname, it was probably given to foundlings in Sardinia in honor of the local prince.

a surname from Latin [in turn originating as a patronymic]


Nuovanno

Compound of nuovo (“new”) + anno (“year”), probably a nickname given to foundlings born at the beginning of the year.


Cremasco

From cremasco (“of or from Crema”), a habitational surname for someone from Crema.


Rinchiuso

Probably from rinchiuso (“locked up”), used as a nickname.


Rivoira

Habitational surname from either of two small villages in the province of Cuneo.


Dorigo

Patronymic surname from a variant of the personal name Odorico.


Scacciaferro

Verb-object compound, composed of scaccia (“to drive away”) + ferro (“iron”), probably a nickname of some sort.


Tibolla

Habitational surname from the name of a village and valley in the province of Belluno.


Nobilomo

From a variant of nobiluomo (“nobleman”), probably a nickname for a gallant or courteous person.


Filaferro

Verb-object compound, composed of fila (“to spin”) + ferro (“iron”), probably an occupational surname for an ironworker.


Fochesato

From Cimbrian vuks (“fox”) + the typical Venetan cognominal suffix -ato.


Nizzardo

From nizzardo (“of or from Nice”), a habitational surname for someone from Nice, in France.


Mecenero

A Cimbrian surname, either from an Italianized form of the German surname Metzner or from a variant of mercenario (“mercenary”).


Notardonato

From a variant of notaio (“notary”) + Donato.


Zuccherofino

Compound of zucchero (“sugar”) + fino (“thin; fine”), probably a nickname of some sort.


Dalla Zuanna

From dalla (“from the”) + Zuanna, variant of Giovanna (“Joan”).


Zambuto

A Sicilian surname, perhaps from Arabic صَامِت (ṣāmit, “silent, taciturn”), used as a nickname.


Roccabianca

Compound of rocca (“fortress, stronghold”) + bianca (“white”).


Sommacampagna

Compound of somma (“highest, greatest”) + campagna (“countryside; farmland”).


Soliera

A town in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Iacuzio

Probably from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Iacopo, variant of Giacomo (“James”).


Tramutola

a surname transferred from the place name


Briatico

From Byzantine Greek Ευριατικόν (Euriatikón).

A town in the province of Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy


La Greca

→ English: Lagreca


Cursio

Patronymic surname from a variant of the personal name Curzio or from the apheresis of Accursio.


Iocolano

Italianized form of Sicilian juculanu (“joker”), probably a nickname for a playful or lighthearted person.


Valsavoia

Habitational surname from the name of a small settlement in the municipality of Lentini, in Sicily.


Colamarino

Shortened form of a personal name formed by Nicola + Marino.


Scarabeo

From scarabeo (“scarab beetle”), perhaps a nickname of some sort.


Laita

From Cimbrian laita (“slope”), a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a mountain slope. Compare German Leite (“slope, incline”).


Dell'Erario

From del (“of the”) + erario (“treasury”), perhaps an occupational surname for a treasurer.


Enzabella

Compound of Enza (“a female given name”) + bella (“beautiful”).


Spotorno

From Medieval Latin Spelturnum, perhaps a derivation from spelta (“spelt”), indicating a place where this cereal was cultivated.


Leggiadro

From leggiadro (“lovely, pretty”), a nickname for a graceful person.


Chiaia

Borrowed from Neapolitan chiaja or chiaia (“beach, strand”).


Soccavo

From Latin sub (“under”) + cavum (“hollow, cavity”) or cava (“pit, cavern”).


Pontrandolfo

Habitational surname from a corruption of Pontelandolfo, the name of a village in the province of Benevento.


Pontelandolfo

Compound of ponte (“bridge”) + Landolfo (“a male given name”), from the name of a Longobard prince who built a bridge over the local river.


Bonamigo

Venetan rendition of the Italian surname Bonamico.


Tamiso

Borrowed from Venetan tamiso (“sieve, riddle”), probably a metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of sieves.


Mesiano

A village in the province of Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy