"Rizzo" meaning in English

See Rizzo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Rizzos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Italian and Neapolitan Rizzo and/or front Sicilian Rizzu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it,nap|Rizzo}} Italian and Neapolitan Rizzo, {{bor|en|scn|Rizzu}} Sicilian Rizzu Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Rizzo (plural Rizzos)
  1. A surname from Italian. Translations (Translations): Rizzo (Italian), Rizzu (Sicilian)

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