Ottobrini

From ottobrino (“of October”), a nickname for someone born in October.


Lo Monaco

→ English: Lomonaco


forese

From Latin forēnsis, derived from forum, perceived in Late Latin as a derivative of forās (“outside”).


De Mauro

→ English: Demauro


Reggiani

From reggiano (“native of Reggio Emilia”).


Perniciaro

Occupational surname for a rearer or hunter of partridges, from pernice (“partridge”) + -aro (“occupational suffix”).


Gherardini

From a diminutive form of the personal name Gherardo.


Testagrossa

From testa (“head”) + grossa (“large”), a nickname for someone with a particularly large head.


Vitellaro

From vitellaro, variant of vitellaio (“breeder of calves”).


Mezzapelle

From mezza (“half”) + pelle (“skin, hide”).


Vadalà

→ English: Vadala

From Sicilian surname derived from the Arabic personal name عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh, “servant of God”).


poteri forti

(idiomatic) economic, political, and cultural institutions that influence the government; powers that be


Cosmi

From the personal name Cosmo, variant of Cosimo.


Malafronte

From mala (“bad”) + fronte (“forehead”).


De Crescenzo

→ English: Decrescenzo


sistema esperto

it-noun

sistema esperto m (plural sistemi esperti)


Robustelli

Hypocoristic form of the surname Robusti.


Olgiati

Habitational surname for someone from one of several villages called Olgiate, in Lombardy.


La Grangia

la + grangia. Cognate with French Lagrange.


Calaprice

Perhaps from Latin calabrīx (“buckthorn”).


Gioè

From a variant of the personal name Gioele.


Caldararo

Italianized from the South of Italy substrata, from Vulgar Latin *caldararius. Cognate to Romanian Căldărariu, Sicilian Caudararu.


Aparo

Borrowed from Sicilian Aparu, a surname derived from aparu (“beekeeper”).


Della Vecchia

→ English: Dellavecchia


Di Russo

→ English: Dirusso


Macrì

From Latin macer (“lean, meager”) or Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long, tall”).


Calzolari

Occupational surname from calzolaro, variant of calzolaio (“shoemaker”).


Capraro

From capraro, variant of capraio (“goatherd”).


Tornabene

Verb-object compound, composed of torna (“to return”) + bene (“well”).


Carraro

From carraro, variant of carraio (“cartwright”).


Casamento

From casamento (“tenement; group of houses”), a topographic surname for someone who lived in or nearby a large group of houses.


Iorizzo

English: Jorizzo


Del Bene

→ English: Delbene


Boschi

From bosco (“wood, forest”), due to the fact that the bearers of this surname either lived near a forest or were woodcutters.

a habitational surname, equivalent to English Woods or Forest


Cucuzza

Borrowed from Sicilian Cucuzza, from Sicilian cucuzza (“marrow; pumpkin”). Doublet of Cocuzza.


Cugno

From the Sicilian surname Cugnu, from cugnu (“wedge”).


Cunsolo

From the italianization of Sicilian Cùnzulu, a surname derived from cùnzulu (“consul”).


Colantonio

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


D'Ignazio

From di (“of”) + Ignazio (“a personal name”).


D'Oronzo

From di (“of”) + Oronzo (“a personal name”).


Dalmazzi

From the personal name Dalmazzo, variant of Dalmazio.


De Carolis

→ English: Decarolis


Di Loreto

→ English: DiLoreto


D'Orazio

→ English: Dorazio


diagramma di flusso

it-noun

diagramma di flusso m (plural diagrammi di flusso)


Vian

From a Venetan variant of the personal name Viviano.


Stefaneschi

From Stefano (a masculine given name) + -eschi (plural form of the relation-forming suffix -esco).


Russi

The surname is probably a southern variant of Rossi.


Fragalà

English: Fregly, Fregley


Frangipane

Verb-object compound, composed of frangi (“to break”) + pane (“bread”).


Sambonifacio

From the town of San Bonifacio, in Veneto.


Gallinari

Occupational surname, from Latin gallīnārius (“poultry farmer”).


Berardinelli

From Berardino (a masculine given name) + -elli (plural form of the hypocoristic suffix -ello).


Gennarini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Gennaro.


Giacobbo

From a variant of the personal name Giacobbe.


Buoncristiano

From buon (“good”) + cristiano (“Christian”).


Gioviale

From gioviale (“cheerful, happy, jovial”).


Soavi

Apparently from an altered form of svevo (“Swabian”), influenced by the adjective soave (“sweet, pleasant”).


Marigo

From Venetan marigo (“mayor of a rural village”), itself from Latin maricus.


Giurato

Occupational surname, from giurato (“juror; juryman”).


Giustini

From the personal name Giustino (“Justin”).


De Vincentis

→ English: Devincentis, DeVincent


Cirone

From the personal name Ciro (“Cyrus”) + -one (augmentative suffix).


Scarpino

From the surname Scarpa + -ino (diminutive suffix).


Quartararo

English: Quartararo

French: Quartararo


Maserati

English: Maserati


Iuliano

From a variant of the personal name Giuliano.


Paniccia

From paniccia (“type of polenta or focaccia”) hence probably a metonymic occupational surname.


Langella

→ English: Langella


frutticino

fruit that is still developing (on the tree)


Lodadio

Verb-object compound, composed of loda (“to praise”) + Dio (“God”).


insurrezionista

it-noun

insurrezionista m or f by sense (masculine plural insurrezionisti, feminine plural insurrezioniste)

insurrezionisti (masculine plural)
insurrezioniste (feminine plural)


Maiore

From maiore, archaic form of maggiore (“bigger, greater”).


Malgeri

From of the Sicilian surname Maugeri, from maugeri (“herdsman”); the old liquid consonant has been reintroduced for anagraphical purposes. Otherwise it derives from one (or more than one) Vulgar Latin stratum and it never when through the gliding process.


Mirabelli

Patronymic and habitational surname, from one of the various persons and places called Mirabello.


Bellantoni

Nickname derived from bello (“nice, beautiful”) + Antonio (“Anthony”).


Zorzi

From the Venetan variant of the personal name Giorgio.

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


Martire

From martire (“martyr”), probably used as a nickname.


Pietrostefani

From a compound of the personal names Pietro (“Peter”) + Stefano (“Stephen”).


Mastrodicasa

From mastro (“master”) + di (“of”) + casa (“house”).


Filippazzi

Ultimately from the personal name Filippo.


Maurelli

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Mauro.


Ormanni

From Ormanno, a variant of the personal name Ermanno.


Todisco

Variant of Tedesco. Compare Sicilian Tudiscu.


Del Rosso

→ English: Delrosso


Cestaro

Occupational surname for a basket maker, from cesta (“basket”) + -aro.


Misso

Occupational surname from Latin missus. Compare messo (“messenger”).


Curti

From Neapolitan curto (“short”), a surname for a short person.


Incorvaia

Topographic surname, from in + corvaia (“place frequented by crows”).


Palizzi

A town in Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy


Spezzacatena

Verb-object compound, composed of spezza (“to break”) + catena (“chain”), probably used as a nickname.


Di Mare

→ English: Dimare


Nocerino

From nocerino (“of or related to Nocera”).


Pestagalli

Verb-object compound, composed of pesta (“to crush, to trample”) + galli (“roosters”).


Signoroni

From Signori + -oni (augmentative suffix).


Territo

Nickname for a timid person; compare Latin territus (“frightened, scared”).


Dioguardi

From Dio (“God”) + guardare (“to look after, guard”).


D'Adamo

→ English: Dadamo


spillettoni

Synonym of acicula (“shepherd's needle”)


Sangiuliano

Univerbation of san + Giuliano, literally “Saint Julian”.


Palombelli

Hypocoristic form of the surname Palombo.


D'Addona

→ English: Daddona


Di Gilio

→ English: Digilio


Parlato

From a metathesized form of prelato (“prelate”), a status nickname for a high-ranking member of the clergy.


Montemagno

From monte (“mountain, hill”) + magno (“great, mighty”).


Pellicciari

From pellicciaro, variant of pellicciaio (“furrier”).


De Blasio

→ English: de Blasio

Froma a variant of the personal name Biagio.


Baglio

Borrowed from Sicilian Bagghiu, from Sicilian bagghiu (“courtyard, bailey”), from Medieval Latin ballium. Akin to Balivo.


Piacente

A nickname from piacente (“attractive, pleasing”).


Pistorino

From a diminutive of Latin pī̆stor (“miller; baker”); cf. Pistorius in other languages. Alternatively, from an archaic term for a person from Pistoia, equivalent to Pistoia + -ino.


Marcolini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Marco.


Podda

From Sardinian podda (“flour”), perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a miller or baker.


Podestà

→ English: Podesta


Cannatella

English: Cannatella


Porro

Perhaps from porro (“leek; wart”), a nickname denoting a person with warts or boils.


Samarati

Habitational surname, from the town of Samarate, in Lombardy.


Acquistapace

Verb-object compound, composed of acquista (“to buy, to purchase”) + pace (“peace”).


Cirrincione

From an augmentative form of Sicilian cirrinciò (“greenfinch”).


Femia

From a shortened form of the female personal name Eufemia.


Gebbia

Topographic surname, from Sicilian gebbia (“irrigation cistern”).


Papapietro

From papa (“Orthodox priest”) + Pietro (“Peter”).


Signoretti

From a hypocoristic form of the surname Signori.


De Palma

→ English: Depalma


Beggiato

→ Translingual: Beggiatoa.


Ramaioli

Metonymic occupational surname for a water vendor, from ramaiolo (“ladle”).


Gasparini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Gaspare (“Casper”).


Rasmo

From a shortened form of the personal name Erasmo.


Miliddi

Perhaps from a Sardinian hypocoristic form of the personal name Camillo.


Rigano

From the Sicilian surname Rìganu, from rìganu (“oregano”).


La Rosa

→ English: Larosa


Liviero

From a shortened form of the personal name Oliviero.


Cedrone

Topographic surname from an augmentative form of cedro (“cedar tree”).


Pietraforte

From pietra (“stone”) + forte (“strong”).


Commare

From commare, archaic form of comare (“godmother”).


Rustichelli

From the medieval personal name Rustichello.


Satariano

English: Satariano


Petralia

Habitational surname, from the towns of Petralia Soprana and Petralia Sottana, in Sicily.


Scaletta

Habitational surname from the village of Scaletta Zanclea, in Sicily.


D'Errico

From a variant of the personal name Enrico.


Tagliapietra

Verb-object compound, composed of taglia (“to cut”) + pietra (“stone”). Compare tagliapietre (“stonecutter”).


Scuteri

Borrowed from Sicilian Scuteri, from scuteri (“shield-maker”). Cfr. scudiere. Doublet of Scuderi.


Secchi

→ English: Secchi


Mendicino

English: Mendicino


Viglianesi

Habitational surname, from any of various places called Vigliano.


regolabarba

Verb-object compound, composed of regola (“to trim”) + barba (“beard”).


Felicini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Felice.


D'Imperio

→ English: Dimperio


Siddi

A town in South Sardinia, Sardinia, Italy


Silvestrini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Silvestro.


Sipione

From a variant of the personal name Scipione.


Sisinni

a surname transferred from the given name


Fratangelo

From frate (“monk, friar”) + Angelo (“a male given name”).


Monteforte

Habitational surname from any of various places called Monteforte, from monte (“mountain, mount”) + forte (“strong”).


Bellanca

Nickname from bella (“beautiful”) + anca (“hip”).


Di Stasio

→ English: DiStasio

From a shortened variant of the personal name Anastasio.


Tanzi

Patronymic surname from a reduced form of Costanzo o Lattanzio.


Montecuccoli

From the village of Montecuccolo, in the province of Modena.


Guastalegname

Verb-object compound, composed of guasta (“to ruin, to damage”) + legname (“timber, wood”).


Di Lauro

→ English: Dilauro


Di Bacco

→ English: Dibacco


Di Geronimo

→ English: Digeronimo


Di Iorio

→ English: Diorio


Lupinacci

From a derivative of the personal name Lupo.


Trapasso

From Southern Italian trapasso (“Maundy Thursday”), perhaps a nickname for someone born on that day or otherwise associated with it.


Vermiglio

Trentino-Alto Adige
Trentino-Alto Adige#English

A town in Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy


Spinazzola

A town in Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy


Buccellato

Metonymic occupational surname for a baker, from buccellato (“kind of cake”).


Borgonovo

Habitational surname, from any of various places called Borgonovo, from borgo (“village, hamlet”) + novo (“new”).


Vicidomini

From vicedomino (“person who took place of a lord in medieval times”).


De Cristofaro

→ English: Decristofaro


Della Penna

→ English: Dellapenna


Dato

Reduced form of a personal name, such as Donato or Diodato.


Zilio

From Venetan Zilio, variant of the personal name Egidio.


Pizzoni

A town in Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy


Buttafava

Verb-object compound, composed of butta (“to throw; to sprout”) + fava (“fava bean”).


Franchini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Franco.


Adornato

English: Adornato


Zennaro

From a variant of the personal name Gennaro.


La Vecchia

→ English: Lavecchia


anglossassone

it-noun

anglossassone m or f by sense (plural anglossassoni)

(proscribed) Alternative form of anglosassone


Fornaro

From fornaro, variant of fornaio (“baker”).


dottorante

dottorante m or f by sense (plural dottoranti)


Di Natale

From di (“of”) + Natale (“a personal name”).


Fiordispino

From fiore (“flower”) + di (“of”) + spino (“briar, thornbush”).


Barraco

→ English: Barraco

From Arabic براق (barrāq, “shining, lustrous”).


Sannicandro

Habitational surname, from two towns in Apulia called Sannicandro.


Beccari

From beccaro, older form of beccaio (“butcher”).


Pizzolato

From pizzolato (“pecked”), a nickname given to someone with pockmarks.


Deriu

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a river, from Sardinian de (“of”) + riu (“river”).


Zavattari

→ Translingual: Zavattariornis

From a northern variant of ciabattino (“shoemaker”).


Santin

From a Venetan hypocoristic form of the personal name Santo.


Gasbarro

From a variant of the personal name Gaspare.


Di Miceli

→ English: Dimiceli


Di Cenzo

→ English: Dicenzo

From di (“of”) + a shortened form of the personal name Vincenzo.


Campoli

From any of various places called Campoli.


Di Fabio

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


Mulè

From Arabic مَوْلًى (mawlan, “chief, lord, master”).


Scannabecchi

Verb-object compound, composed of scanna (“to slaughter”) + becchi (“billygoats”).


Sacca

From sacca (“bag; pocket”), a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of sacks or bags.


Squarcialupi

Verb-object compound, composed of squarcia (“to rip open”) + lupi (“wolves”), a nickname for a brave or courageous person.


Craparotta

From Sicilian crapa (“she-goat”) + rotta (“broken”).


Consolo

From the italianization of Sicilian Cùnzulu, a surname derived from cùnzulu (“consul”).


D'Ercole

→ English: Dercole


Di Napoli

Habitational surname for a person coming from Napoli (“Naples”).


Tomasino

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Tommaso.


Di Noto

Habitational surname for a person coming from Noto.


De Rosa

→ English: Derosa


Raineri

a male given name from Old French [in turn from Proto-West Germanic, in turn from Proto-Germanic], variant of Raniero


Raineri

From the male given name Rainerio, variant form of Raniero.


Campea

English: Campea


De Nunzio

→ English: Denunzio


Giangregorio

From Gian (“John”) + Gregorio (“Gregory”).


Mauceri

From the Sicilian surname Maugeri, from maugeri (“herdsman”).


Micheli

Patronymic from the personal name Michele.


Di Giorgio

→ English: Digiorgio


Gisolfi

From the personal name Gisolfo, a variant of Gisulfo.


De Rienzo

→ English: DeRienzo


Francesconi

From an augmentative form of the personal name Francesco.


D'Antuono

→ English: Dantuono


La Fata

→ English: Lafata


Pietrini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Pietro (“Peter”).


La Porta

→ English: Laporta


Guidetti

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Guido.


Lo Conte

→ English: LoConte


Pala

A topographic surname for someone who lived near an upland meadow, from pala (“upland meadow”).


Cesarini

From a diminutive form of the personal name Cesare.


Di Fazio

→ English: Difazio


Santagata

Habitational surname, from any of various places called Sant'Agata.


Del Signore

→ English: Delsignore


Di Antonio

→ English: Diantonio


Marcantognini

From a diminutive form of the personal name Marcantonio.


Piparo

Probably an occupational surname for one who played the pipe, from pipa (“pipe”) + -aro.


Caradonna

From cara (“dear”) + donna (“woman, lady”).


Cannone

Metonymic occupational surname for a maker of cannons, from cannone (“cannon”).


De Laura

→ English: Delaura


Fioretti

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Fiore.


Musco

From the Sicilian surname Muscu, from muscu (“moss”).


Munafò

→ English: Munafo


Pappacoda

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


Allocco

A nickname from allocco (“tawny owl; sucker, chump, dummy”).


Saltamerenda

Verb-object compound, composed of salta (“to jump; to skip”) + merenda (“afternoon snack”).


Ghisalberti

From a variant of the personal name Giselberto.


Giovannini

From a diminutive form of the personal name Giovanni.


Fellini

→ Russian: Фелли́ни (Fellíni)

From a shortened form of the personal name Raffaellino.


Pietromonaco

From Pietro (“Peter”) + monaco (“monk”).


Tagliavia

Verb-object compound, composed of taglia (“to cut”) + via (“way, road”).


Titone

From Tito (a male given name) + -one (an augmentative suffix).


Tuminello

From Tumino (“a rare personal name”) + -ello (“hypocoristic suffix”).


Asnicar

Toponymic surname, from Cimbrian haazo (“hare”) + ékke (“hill, rise”).


Mignano

Habitational surname from the town of Mignano Monte Lungo in Campania.

Mignano Monte Lungo
it:Mignano (disambigua)


Scortechini

→ Translingual: scortechinii


Mastromarino

From mastro (“master; mister”) + Marino (“a male given name”).


Zappone

From the surname Zappa + -one (augmentative suffix).


Sanvitale

Habitational surname from the village of San Vitale Baganza, near Parma.


Amordeluso

Rare surname, from amore (“love”) + deluso (“disappointed”).


Cacciato

A nickname from cacciato (“expelled, thrown out”).


Di Censo

→ English: Dicenso


Di Leonardo

→ English: Dileonardo

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


De Lio

→ English: Delio


D'Aversa

→ English: Daversa

Habitational surname for someone from Aversa, in Campania.


Fiacco

Nickname from fiacco (“tired, weak, listless”).


Costerbosa

From costa (“slope”) + erbosa (“grassy”).


Falsaperla

From falsa (“false”) + perla (“pearl”), a nickname for an untrustworthy or unreliable person.


multiculturalista

it-noun

multiculturalista m or f by sense (masculine plural multiculturalisti, feminine plural multiculturaliste)

multiculturalisti (masculine plural)
multiculturaliste (feminine plural)


Lo Scalzo

→ English: Loscalzo


Vincenti

Patronymic from the personal name Vincente.


Reo

Perhaps from reo (“culprit”), but more probably a shortened form of an unclear personal name.


Castelnuovo

Habitational surname from any of various places called Castelnuovo, from castello (“castle”) + nuovo (“new”).


Lonardo

From a variant of the personal name Leonardo.


Cassata

From cassata (“cassata, a Sicilian cake”), a metonymic occupational surname for a pastry cook.


Malamisura

From mala (“bad”) + misura (“measure”), perhaps a nickname of some sort.


Malaspina

desc

→ Bulgarian: → Маласпи́на (Malaspína) (transliteration)

→ English: Malaspina

→ German: Malaspina

→ Latin: Malaspīna

→ Russian: → Маласпи́на (Malaspína) (transliteration)

→ Spanish: Malaspina

Either from mala (“bad”) + spina (“thorn”) or from Latin Malaspīna.

a surname, equivalent to English Malaspina


Santalucia

Habitational surname from any of various places called Santa Lucia.


Gervasoni

From an augmentative form of the personal name Gervasio.


Pullano

Probably a habitational surname from a small place near Catanzaro.


Malvestio

From Venetan malvestio (“poorly dressed”); compare malvestito.


Di Angelo

→ English: Diangelo


De Ponte

→ English: Deponte


maranza

Another version of the milanese term zanza (petty criminal)

(derogatory, neologism, slang) term used in Italy to describe a young person, usually but not necessarily from the outskirts of Milan, involved in petty crime. Compare British English Roadman or German Talahon


Betti

a surname transferred from the given name, Benedetto


Betti

a diminutive of the female given name Elisabetta


La Nasa

→ English: Lanasa


Torcivia

Verb-object compound, composed of torci (“to twist”) + via (“way, road”).


Altavilla

County of Sicily
Roger I of Sicily
Tancred of Hauteville
it:Tancredi d'Altavilla

Calque of French Hauteville (as haute (“high”) + ville (“town”)), after Tancred of Hauteville, also known as Tancredi d'Altavilla, an 11th-century Norman petty lord whose son Roger I of Sicily founded the County of Sicily.

casa d'Altavilla

a surname from French, equivalent to English Hauteville

(historical) Hauteville; a dynasty, begun by Roger I of Sicily, which ruled the County of Sicily (later Kingdom of Sicily) from 1071 until 1194


Artioli

→ English: Artioli


conchese

it-noun

conchese m or f by sense (plural conchesi)

Conca dei Marini
Conca dei Marini#English

native or inhabitant of Conca dei Marini


andria

Borrowed from translingual Andrias, from Ancient Greek ἀνδριᾱ́ς (andriā́s, “image of a man, statue”).

der

any salamander of the Andrias taxonomic genus


Viavattene

From via (“away”) + vattene (“go away”).


Addamo

From a variant of the personal name Adamo.


Lodico

From a reduced form of the personal name Ludovico.


Mazzaferro

Verb-object compound, composed of mazza (“to kill (archaic or southern Italy)”) + ferro (“iron”), literally “iron-killer”, a nickname for a strong or invincible man.

it-verb-obj

mazzare<t:to kill (archaic or southern Italy)>


feace

Borrowed from Latin Phaeācem, from Ancient Greek Φαίᾱξ (Phaíāx), derived from φαιός (phaiós, “grey”).

Phaeacian (member of a legendary seafaring people)


coprivettura

Verb-object compound, composed of copri (“to cover”) + vettura (“car”).


coprimacchina

Verb-object compound, composed of copri (“to cover”) + macchina (“car”).


Ridolfi

From a variant of the personal name Rodolfo.


Gambale

From gambale (“greave, legging”), a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of leggings or greaves.


Giovannetti

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Giovanni.


Cotroneo

Habitational surname for someone coming from Crotone, from Cotrone (“older form of Crotone”) + -eo.


Busalacchi

From Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū, “father of”) + الزَلَّاق (az-zallāq).


Ciriello

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Ciro.


De Cola

→ English: DeCola


Bombardieri

From bombardiere (“bombardier, artilleryman”).


Corradeschi

From Corrado (a masculine given name) + -eschi (plural form of the relation-forming suffix -esco).


Galano

From Greek γαλανός (galanós, “light blue, pale blue”), a nickname for someone with blue eyes.


Marroni

English: Marroni

French: Marroni

Originating from Bologna. Now most prevalent in Lazio, particularly Velletri.


Lorenzini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Lorenzo.


Micale

From a variant of the personal name Michele.


Spirito

Devotional surname alluding to the Spirito Santo (“Holy Spirit”).


Cacciaguerra

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


Lucaroni

From an augmentative form of the personal name Luca.


Passantino

From Passante (“an Italian surname”) + -ino (“diminutive suffix”).


Di Perna

→ English: DiPerna


Casabianca

Habitational surname, from casa (“house”) + bianca (“white”).


Ciccarello

From Cicco (“a male given name”) + -arello (“diminutive suffix”).


Gumina

From gumina, variant of gomena (“hawser”), hence a metonymic occupational surname for a cable maker.


D'Attanasio

From a variant of the personal name Atanasio.


Apuzzo

From a diminutive of ape (“bee”), hence a metonymic occpational surname for a beekeeper or a nickname for an industrious person.


Germanotta

Probably a metronymic surname from a diminutive of Germana.


Delli Gatti

→ English: Delligatti


Bartolini

From a diminutive form of Bartolo, variant of the personal name Bartolomeo.


Minissale

→ English: Minissale


Di Gioia

→ English: DiGioia


Del Gaudio

→ English: Delgaudio


Avvampato

From avvampato (“burnt; blushed, reddened”).


Nardiello

Southern diminutive form of the personal name Nardo.


Francescangeli

Patronymic surname from a compound of Francesco + Angelo.


Baldacci

From a pejorative form of the personal name Baldo.


Morganelli

Possibly a matronymic surname from a diminutive of Morgana.


Giacomazzi

Patronymic from a pejorative form of the personal name Giacomo.


Ammazzalorso

From the univerbation of ammazzare (“to kill”) + lo (“the”) + orso (“bear”), a nickname for a brave or courageous person.


Ardolino

Probably a variant of the personal name Arduino.


Madeddu

Perhaps an aphaeretic form of a diminutive of the Sardinian surname Amadu. Alternatively, it could be a Sardinian descendant of the Latin cognomen Metellus.


Cremaschi

Patronymic or plural form of cremasco (“inhabitant of Crema”).


Colnaghi

Habitational surname from the small village of Colnago, in Lombardy.


Caporaso

From capo (“head”) + raso (“shaven”), a nickname for someone with a shaven head.


Lanzillotta

Probably a feminine form of the personal name Lancillotto.


Severa

From Latin Sevēra, feminine form of the cognomen Sevērus.


Pomarici

Habitational surname for someone from Pomarico, in Basilicata.


Ciattarelli

English: Ciattarelli


Bellone

From Bello + -one (augmentative suffix).


Sorbello

From the surname Sorbo + -ello (“diminutive suffix”).


Primarosa

Calque of English Primrose, from prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”).


Ramati

Perhaps a nickname from ramato (“coppery”). It is common among the Jewish Italian community.


De Renzo

→ English: DeRenzo


Consalvo

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Gunþisalbō, a compound of *gunþiz (“war, battle”) + *salbō (“settler, assuager”). Compare Spanish Gonzalo and Portuguese Gonçalvo.


Giovanniello

From a Southern diminutive form of the personal name Giovanni.


Nasoni

A nickname from nasone (“person with a large nose”).


Di Mattia

→ English: DiMattia

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


Vitucci

Patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Vito.


Addamiano

From a variant of the personal name Damiano.


Biordi

Patronymic from the rare personal name Biordo.


Glisenti

Patronymic surname from the rare personal name Glisente.


Dentamaro

Perhaps a nickname from dente (“tooth”) + amaro (“bitter, sour”).


assistente di volo

it-noun

assistente di volo m or f by sense (plural assistenti di volo)


Cermenati

Habitational surname from the town of Cermenate in Lombardy.


Santostefano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Santo Stefano.


De Lillo

→ English: DeLillo


Sicignano

Habitational surname from the village of Sicignano degli Alburni, in Campania.


Calamari

English: Calamari

* (occupational surname): From Latin calamarius, for a scribe.
* (habitational surname): From Calamaro, Sicily.

a surname
a surname originating as an occupation

a surname
a habitational surname from toponyms


Marinoni

Patronymic from an augmentative form of the personal name Marino.


Allegri

Patronymic from the personal name Allegro.


Faina

From faina (“beech marten”), a nickname for a crafty person.


Amabene

Verb-object compound, composed of ama (“to love”) + bene (“well”).


Arrivabene

Verb-object compound, composed of arriva (“to arrive”) + bene (“well”).


Assennato

A nickname from assennato (“judicious, wise”).


Lovallo

From lo (“the”) + vallo (“wall”), a topographic surname for someone who lived by a wall or fortification.


Massimino

From Latin Maximīnus, a diminutive of Maximus.


Di Luzio

→ English: DiLuzio

From di (“of”) + an old variant of the personal name Lucio.


Chiappone

From Sicilian chiappuni (“fat, lazy man”).


Cotugno

From Sicilian cutugnu (“quince”); compare cotogno.


Di Giantommaso

→ English: DiGiantommaso

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


Zappacosta

Verb-object compound, composed of zappa (“to hoe”) + costa (“coast; slope”).


Filosa

From Sicilian filuosa (“fishing net”), a metonymic occupational surname for a fisherman.


Belgiorno

From bel (“beautiful”) + giorno (“day”).


Mazzasette

Verb-object compound, composed of mazza (“to kill (archaic or southern Italy)”) + sette (“seven”); compare ammazzasette (“braggart”).


Belgiovine

From bel (“beautiful, handsome”) + giovine (“young man”).


Bellabarba

Compound of bella (“beautiful”) + barba (“beard”).


Bellachioma

A nickname from bella (“beautiful”) + chioma (“head of hair”).


Bellacosa

From bella (“beautiful”) + cosa (“thing”).


Bellagamba

From bella (“beautiful”) + gamba (“leg”).


Bellamacina

From bella (“beautiful”) + macina (“millstone”).


Bellanima

From bella (“beautiful”) + anima (“soul”).


Pietri

Patronymic from the personal name Pietro (“Peter”).


Bellassai

From bello (“beautiful”) + assai (“very”).


Bellaveglia

From bella (“beautiful”) + veglia (“vigil, watch”).


Bellavita

From bella (“beautiful”) + vita (“life”).


D'Alatri

Habitational surname for someone from Alatri.


Bellipanni

From belli (“beautiful”) + panni (“cloths”).


Giuffrè

English: Giuffre


Bellobuono

From bello (“beautiful”) + buono (“good”).


Bellofiore

Borrowed from Sicilian Beḍḍuciuri. Doublet of Belfiore. By surface analysis, bello (“beautiful”) + fiore (“flower”).


Bellomonte

From bello (“beautiful”) + monte (“mountain, hill”).


Bellopede

From bello (“beautiful”) + pede (“foot”).


Belloro

From bello (“beautiful”) + oro (“gold”).


Carpigiani

From carpigiano (“inhabitant of Carpi”).


Belluomo

From bello (“beautiful, handsome”) + uomo (“man”).


Belprato

From bel (“beautiful”) + prato (“meadow”).


Beltempo

From bel (“beautiful, nice”) + tempo (“time; weather”).


Belpietro

From bel (“beautiful, nice”) + Pietro (“Peter”).


Bonsangue

From a variant of buon (“good”) + sangue (“blood”).


Bonventre

From a variant of buon (“good”) + ventre (“belly, abdomen; womb”).


Roccabruna-Capo Martino

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Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (a city and commune of Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)


Del Rossi

→ English: DelRossi


Di Cola

→ English: DiCola

From di (“of”) + a reduced form of the personal name Nicola.

a surname transferred from the given name


De Paola

→ English: DePaola


Boccadoro

A nickname, from bocca (“mouth”) + di (“of”) + oro (“gold”).


Boccadifuoco

A nickname, from bocca (“mouth”) + di (“of”) + fuoco (“fire”).


Forni

From the plural form of forno (“oven”), a metonymic occupational surname for a baker.


Pesavento

Verb-object compound, composed of pesa (“to weigh”) + vento (“wind”), a nickname for an idle or prodigal person.


Bonaccorso

From buon (“good”) + accorso (“rushed to help”).


Nargiso

From a variant of the personal name Narciso.


Bonacquisti

Patronymic or plural form of Bonacquisto.


Barbadoro

A nickname, from barba (“beard”) + di (“of”) + oro (“gold”).


Massidda

From Sardinian massidda (“jaw”); compare Italian mascella.


Vailati

Habitational surname from the village of Vailate, in Lombardy.


Bonasera

From bona (“good”) + sera (“evening”). Compare buonasera.


Santagostino

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


Bonatesta

A nickname, from bona (“good”) + testa (“head”).


Di Santo

→ English: DiSanto

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


Bonavolontà

A nickname, from bona (“good”) + volontà (“will”).


Cernuschi

Habitational surname from any of various places called Cernusco, in Lombardy.


De Lisio

→ English: DeLisio


Bongusto

A nickname, from bono (“good”) + gusto (“taste”).


Bonifazi

Patronymic from the personal name Bonifacio.


Bonvissuto

A nickname, from bono (“good”) + vissuto (“lived”).


Buonerba

A nickname, from buona (“good”) + erba (“grass”).


Buonfrate

A nickname, from buono (“good”) + frate (“friar”).


Ciocca

A nickname, from ciocca (“lock of hair, tuft”).


Ditta

A short form of the personal name Benedetta.


Cambiaghi

Habitational surname from the town of Cambiago, in Lombardy.


Carangelo

A nickname, from caro (“dear”) + angelo (“angel”).


Carapezza

A nickname, from cara (“dear”) + pezza (“patch, rag”).


Zaccone

Possibly from giaccone, notably a regional variant zaccone, from giacca. Compare Sicilian Ziccuni (italinized as Ziccone.


mano ferma

Pensavo che il capitano avesse avuto una mano ferma, ma invece ha concesso i redini agli altri.

I thought the captain would have had a steady hand, but he instead gave over the reins to the others.

the ability to lead or guide firmly and with decision; steady hand


compagni di sventura

Literally, “companions of misfortune”. Compare French compagnon d’infortune.

people who have undergone shared adversities; companion in misfortune; fellow-sufferer


Carobene

A nickname from caro (“dear”) + bene (“good”).


Castelfranchi

Habitational surname from any of various places called Castelfranco.


Carotenuto

English: Carotenuto

A nickname from caro (“dear”) + tenuto (“held, kept”).


Recupero

From recupero (“recovery, rescue”), a nickname given to a child born after the death of an elder brother.


Di Filippo

→ English: DiFilippo

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


Cauterucci

Patronymic or plural form of Cauteruccio.


Di Fonzo

→ English: DiFonzo

From di (“of”) + a shortened form of the personal name Alfonso.


Cinquemani

Compound of cinque (“five”) + mani (“hands”), probably used as a nickname.


Collodoro

A nickname from collo (“neck”) + di (“of”) + oro (“gold”).


Contento

A nickname from contento (“happy, pleased”).


Giacobbi

Patronymic from the personal name Giacobbe.


Bertelli

From Berti (surname) + -elli
Diminutive of Berti.


Tomasulo

Hypocoristic form of the personal name Tommaso (“Thomas”).


Panzica

Feminine form of Sicilian panzicu (“pot-bellied”), from panza (“belly”).


Dolcemascolo

A nickname from dolce (“sweet”) + mascolo (“male, boy”).


Fiaccavento

Verb-object compound, composed of fiacca (“to tire out, to weary”) + vento (“wind”), probably used as a nickname.


Firpo

Southern Italian variant of the personal name Filippo (“Philip”).


Favazza

A nickname from a derivative of fava (“bean”).


Galbiati

Habitational surname from the town of Galbiate, in Lombardy.


Li Volsi

→ English: Livolsi


esitamento

From esitare (“to hesitate”) + -mento (“-ment”).


esitamento

From esitare (“to sell”) + -mento (“-ment”).


Mentesana

A nickname from mente (“mind”) + sana (“healthy”).


Nesta

From Italian Onesta (feminine variant of Onesto).


Zanni

From the Venetan variant of the personal name Gianni.


Pensabene

Verb-object compound, composed of pensa (“to think”) + bene (“well”).


sferra cavallo

it-noun

sferra cavallo m (plural sferri cavalli)


Posabella

A nickname from posa (“pose, posing”) + bella (“beautiful”).


Pregadio

Verb-object compound, composed of prega (“to pray”) + Dio (“God”); a nickname.


Di Bari

→ English: DiBari

From di (“of”) + Bari (“a city in Apulia”).


Primatesta

A nickname from prima (“first”) + testa (“head”).


Notargiacomo

From notaro, older form of notaio (“notary”), + Giacomo.


Iacoboni

From a variant of the personal name Iacopone.


Quattromani

A nickname from quattro (“four”) + mani (“hands”).


Maiolo

(rare) a male given name from French, equivalent to English Majolus


Ricciuti

Plural form of ricciuto (“curly-haired”).


Riccobene

A nickname from ricco (“rich”) + bene (“good”).


Rigoglioso

A nickname from rigoglioso (“blooming, thriving”).


Spampinato

From spampinato (“chopped off, lopped”), perhaps a nickname for a short person.


Sanacore

Verb-object compound, composed of sana (“to heal”) + core (“heart”).


Cutrona

Borrowed from Sicilian Cutrona. Doublet of Cutrone.


Sanguedolce

A nickname from sangue (“blood”) + dolce (“sweet”).


Settesoldi

A nickname from sette (“seven”) + soldi (“money; coins”).


Gnudi

From gnudo, variant of nudo (“naked, nude”).


Brusatte

English: Brusatte


Lofrumento

English: Laframenta


Minichiello

Reduced form of a diminutive of the personal name Domenico.


seghetto ad arco

it-noun

seghetto ad arco f (plural seghetti ad archi)

bow saw (a lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks)


Tomassetti

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Tomaso, variant of Tommaso.


Torregrossa

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a large tower, from torre (“tower”) + grossa (“large”).


Sollecito

A nickname from sollecito (“prompt, quick, solicitous”).


D'Eufemia

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


Splendore

A nickname from splendore (“splendour, glow”).


Lo Sasso

→ English: LoSasso


Matrone

English: Matrone


Cionci

English: Cionci


Fattore

English: Fattore

Occupational surname, from fattore (“steward, administrator; farmer”).


Cecchi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Cecco, a diminutive of Francesco.


Del Duca

→ English: DelDuca

From del (“of the”) + duca (“duke”), an occupational surname for the servant or retainer of a duke.


Lanzo

Probably from a Germanic personal name related to English Lance.


La Cognata

From the Sicilian surname La Cugnata, from cugnata (“hatchet”).


Vantaggiato

A nickname from vantaggiato (“favored”).


D'Alessio

→ English: Dalessio

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


Vidale

From a variant of the personal name Vitale.

a habitational surname transferred from the given name


Genzano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Genzano.


Vitalucci

From a diminutive form of the personal name Vitale.


Vittorioso

A nickname, from vittorioso (“victorious”).


Agrillo

From the Sicilian surname Agriḍḍu, a surname derived from agriḍḍu (“cricket”).


Corigliano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Corigliano.


Ciullo

Uncertain. Compare Sicilian ciuḍḍu (“piglet”).


Ianniello

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


Marchio

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


Di Iulio

→ English: DiIulio


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.


De Bonis

→ English: DeBonis


quarantaseienne

it-noun

quarantaseienne m or f by sense (plural quarantaseienni)


Duro

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


De Lisa

→ English: DeLisa


Imperiale

Probably a nickname from imperiale (“imperial”).


Mastrolorenzo

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


Sanvito

Habitational surname from any of various places called San Vito.


De Sario

→ English: DeSario


Trafficante

From trafficante (“trader”), an occupational surname.


Sanclemente

Translation of the Catalan surname Saintcliment.


Mastrovito

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


Ambrosini

From a diminutive form of the personal name Ambrogio.


Ditaranto

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


Bastiani

From a reduced form of the personal name Sebastiano.


Ciavarella

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


Cicalese

Habitational surname from Cicala (“a village in Calabria”) + -ese.


Di Vita

→ English: DiVita


Landriscina

→ English: Landriscina


Vallisneri

→ Translingual: Vallisneria


Ercolini

Patronymic surname from a diminutive form of Ercole (“Hercules”).


ottavi di finale

(sports, soccer) round of 16, round of sixteen, last 16, last sixteen, (nonstandard) eighth final (the round before the quarterfinal)


sedicesimi di finale

(sports, soccer) round of 32, round of thirty two, last 32, (nonstandard) thirty second final (the round before the round of 16)


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.


Senese

Habitational surname, from senese (“Sienese, someone from Siena”). Compare Sicilian sinisi.


Capitò

From a reduced form of the personal name Agapito.


Carbonara

Habitational surname from any of various places called Carbonara.


Di Blasi

→ English: DiBlasi


Santambrogio

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


De Sisto

→ English: DeSisto


Lorenzetti

Patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Lorenzo.


Bosi

Patronymic/plural form of Boso, a medieval personal name of Germanic origin, from *bausī (“wicked, evil”).


Mangiamele

A nickname, from verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + mele (“apple”).


Ramunno

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


Montefinese

Habitational surname for someone from Montefino, a small town in Abruzzo.


Pichetto

English: Pichetto

French: Pichetto, Piketty


Picardo

English: Picardo

French: Picardo


Volpone

English: Volpone

French: Volpone


Cerro

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


Di Falco

→ English: DiFalco

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


Di Fiore

→ English: DiFiore

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


Gambereschi

From gambero (prawn) + -eschi (plural form of the relation-forming suffix -esco).


Vannucci

From a diminutive form of the personal name Vanni, itself a reduced form of Giovanni.


Abruzzese

From abruzzese (“someone from Abruzzo”).


Iacomino

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


Odoardi

From Odoardo, a variant of the personal name Edoardo (“Edward”).


Niro

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


Chiusano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Chiusano.


Di Muzio

→ English: DiMuzio

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


Di Giuseppe

→ English: DiGiuseppe

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


Parlapiano

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


Lanzisera

English: Lanzisera


Mirando

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


Di Tommaso

→ English: DiTommaso

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


Cassetta

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


Falivene

English: Falivene


antipsichiatra

it-noun

antipsichiatra m or f by sense (masculine plural antipsichiatri, feminine plural antipsichiatre)

antipsichiatri (masculine plural)
antipsichiatre (feminine plural)


pedopsichiatra

pedopsichiatra m or f by sense (masculine plural pedopsichiatri, feminine plural pedopsichiatre)

pedopsichiatri (masculine plural)
pedopsichiatre (feminine plural)

From pedo- (“child”) + psichiatra (“psychiatrist”).


freniatra

it-noun

freniatra m or f by sense (masculine plural freniatri, feminine plural freniatre)

freniatri (masculine plural)
freniatre (feminine plural)


Soddu

English: Sodder

From Sardinian soddu (“penny, cent”), probably a nickname. Compare Italian soldo.

a surname from Sardinian, equivalent to the Italian surname Soldo.


gerontoiatra

gerontoiatra m or f by sense (masculine plural gerontoiatri, feminine plural gerontoiatre)

gerontoiatri (masculine plural)
gerontoiatre (feminine plural)


Gandolfi

Patronymic from the personal name Gandolfo.


ippiatra

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱππιατρός (hippiatrós), derived from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ἰατρός (iatrós, “physician”).

com

(historical, Ancient Greece) military veterinarian


Selvitella

English: Selvitella


Gavoni

English: Gavoni


Certo

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


De Filippis

→ English: DeFilippis


Carloni

Patronymic from an augmentative form of the personal name Carlo.


Filesi

English: Filesi


Colasanti

English: Colasanti


Guattari

English: Guattari


Mastrocola

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


La Sorsa

→ English: LaSorsa


piromagma

(petrology) a kind of magma supersaturated with gas


epimagma

(petrology) a kind of partially degassed and cooled magma which forms lava


ipomagma

(petrology) a kind of magma wherein the tension of its volatile components does not reach the external pressure


epifragma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίφραγμα (epíphragma, “lid”).

bor+

(zoology) epiphragm (dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell)


pseudoepifragma

it-noun

pseudoepifragma m (plural pseudoepifragmi)

Coordinate term: epifragma

(zoology) a layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell, before it hardens


entandrofragma

entandrofragma m (plural entandrofragmi)

Borrowed from translingual Entandrophragma, derived from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós, “inside”) + ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός (anḗr, andrós, “man”) + φράγμα (phrágma, “fence, screen”).

bor+

any deciduous tree of the Entandrophragma taxonomic genus


Cima

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


Stoppiglia

French: Stoppiglia


Di Cocco

→ English: DiCocco


D'Aloia

→ English: Daloia


Cerboni

Patronymic from the personal name Cerbone.


Santandrea

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


robigalie

Borrowed from Latin Rōbīgālia, from rōbīgō (“rust; mildew”).

(historical, Ancient Rome) Robigalia (Roman religious festival)


paganalie

Borrowed from Latin Pāgānālia, from pāgānus.

(historical, Ancient Rome) a Roman festival celebrated in January


vinalie

Borrowed from Latin Vīnālia, from vīnum (“wine”).

(historical, Ancient Rome) Vinalia (Roman wine festival)


feralie

Borrowed from Latin fērālia, neuter plural of fērālis (“of the dead, funereal”).

(historical, Ancient Rome) a Roman festival celebrating the dead


veneralie

Borrowed from Latin Venerālia, derived from Venus.

(historical, Ancient Rome) Veneralia (Roman festival)


augustalie

Borrowed from Latin Augustālia, from Augustus.

(historical, Ancient Rome) a festival in honour/honor of Augustus, instituted after his return from Asia Minor


larentalie

(historical, Ancient Rome) Larentalia (Roman festival)


cacciapalla

Verb-object compound, composed of caccia (“to extract”) + palla (“bullet”).

it-verb-obj

(historical, firearms) a tool used to get a projectile out of a muzzleloader's barrel


scassaballe

it-noun

scassaballe m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of scassa (“to ruin, to wreck”) + balle (“balls, testicles”).


raccontaballe

it-noun

raccontaballe m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of racconta (“to tell”) + balle (“lies”).


apriballe

Verb-object compound, composed of apri (“to open”) + balle (“bales”).

a machine used to break up cotton into flocks


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”).


Di Blasio

→ English: DiBlasio

From di (“of”) + the personal name Blasio, a variant of Biagio.

a surname transferred from the given name


Cicismondo

Probably a variant form of the personal name Sigismondo.


Ciriaci

Patronymic from the personal name Ciriaco.


D'Amore

→ English: Damore


Boccanera

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


Colapietro

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


De Martino

→ English: DeMartino


sefaradita

it-noun

sefaradita m or f by sense (masculine plural sefaraditi, feminine plural sefaradite)

sefaraditi (masculine plural)
sefaradite (feminine plural)


Petruccelli

From a double diminutive of the personal name Pietro (“Peter”).


Di Matteo

→ English: DiMatteo

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


Catalanotto

From Catalano + -otto (diminutive suffix).


Muru

Borrowed from Sardinian muru (“wall”), perhaps a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a wall or a metonymic occupational surname for a bricklayer.


ambubaie

(historical, Ancient Rome) Eastern musician-dancers


Ubiali

Habitational surname from the village of Ubiale Clanezzo, in Lombardy.


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]


Garufi

English: Garufi


Uberti

English: Uberti


De Gaetano

→ English: DeGaetano


Pisapia

English: Pisapia


Mastrantuono

English: Mastrantuono


Gaccio

English: Gaccio


Di Gaetano

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


Colli

Topographic surname from colli, plural form of colle (“hill, hillock”).


Buffo

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


Di Costanzo

→ English: DiCostanzo

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


Pietrafesa

Habitational surname from the town of Satriano di Lucania, in Basilicata, originally called Pietrafesa.


Fumaroli

French: Fumaroli


Fumarola

English: Fumarola


Custoza

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


D'Ascanio

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


Castagnoli

English: Castagnoli

French: Castagnoli


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”).


Ornaghi

Habitational surname from the town of Ornago, in Lombardy.


Restuccia

English: Restuccia


Di Novo

→ English: DiNovo


pestapaglia

(agriculture) the part of a threshing machine that crushes hay


scuotipaglia

(agriculture) a part of a threshing machine used to grind hay


Catanzariti

English: Catanzarite

Habitational surname for someone from Catanzaro, in Calabria.


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.


Bastone

From bastone (“stick”), either a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of staffs and sticks, or a nickname for a thin or rigid-looking 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”).


Fonzi

English: Fonzi


Lemmo

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Guglielmo.


Descalzi

English: Descalzi


Valsecchi

→ English: Valsecchi


Lo Pinto

→ English: LoPinto


Varago

A village in the province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy


Di Pierro

→ English: DiPierro


Veltro

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


Ciliberto

From a variant of the personal name Gilberto.


Di Paola

→ English: DiPaola

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


Di Marzio

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


Dovico

Reduced form of the personal name Ludovico.


Manfrè

→ English: Manfre

From a short form of the personal name Manfredo.


segaossa

Verb-object compound, composed of sega (“to saw”) + ossa (“bones”).

it-verb-obj

(derogatory, humorous) sawbones, surgeon


Orsino

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


Drudi

Patronymic surname form the rare personal name Drudo.


Carusone

From Caruso + -one (augmentative suffix).


Oberto

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


Giacomi

Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Giacomo.


Espa

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


Pierguidi

Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Pierguido.


Dionisi

Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Dionisio.


Astorino

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


Angilello

English: Angilello


Mangiapelo

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


De Robertis

→ English: DeRobertis


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.


Cavadenti

Verb-object compound, composed of cava (“to extract, to pull out”) + denti (“teeth”), an occupational surname for a dentist.


Filiberti

Patronymic from the personal name Filiberto.


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.


Urbini

Habitational surname for someone from Urbino.


Soldato

Occupational surname, from soldato (“soldier”).


Del Greco

→ English: DelGreco


Mocchi

English: Mocchi

French: Mocchi


Ansaldo

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


Gambatesa

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


Eraldi

Patronymic from the personal name Eraldo.


Uscio

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


D'Ugo

→ English: Dugo


Piras

From the plural form of Sardinian pira (“pear”).


Mangiacavalli

A nickname, from verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + cavalli (“horses”).


Frignani

Habitational surname for someone from Frignano, a sub-region of Emilia-Romagna.


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”).

residual-current device
residual-current device

trademark of BTicino for residual-current devices


Collepiccolo

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


Di Caccamo

Habitational surname from di (“of”) + Caccamo (“a town in Sicily”).


Strologo

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


Giacinti

Patronymic from the personal name Giacinto.


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]


Commissari

From commissario (“commissioner; superintendent”).


Montegrande

From monte (“mountain”) + grande (“big, large”).


Egidi

Patronymic from the personal name Egidio.


Bellina

Hypocoristic form of the personal name Bella.


Sommariva

Habitational surname from any of various places called Sommariva.


Giovenali

Patronymic from the personal name Giovenale.


Procoli

Patronymic from the personal name Procolo.


Di Fulvio

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


Falsone

From Falso + -one (augmentative suffix).


Falso

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


Rignanese

Habitational surname for someone from Rignano Garganico, in Apulia.


Fregonese

Habitational surname for someone from Fregona, in Veneto.


Svizzero

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


Giuseppone

From Giuseppe (“Joseph”, a male given name) + -one (augmentative suffix).

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Carapellese

Habitational surname from Carapelle (“a village in Apulia”) + -ese (-er).


Offidani

Habitational surname for someone from Offida, in Marche.


Gandini

Probably a habitational surname from Gandino.


Tetro

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


Manago

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


Ermacora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑρμᾰγόρᾱς (Hermăgórās).


dolenti note

Literally, “the doleful notes”. From Dante's La Divina Commedia (see the quotation below). First attested in 1472.

Or incomincian le dolenti note / a farmisi sentire; or son venuto / là dove molto pianto mi percuote.

2000 [1472], Dante Alighieri, “Inferno”, in Robert Hollander, Jean Hollander, transl., La Divina Commedia [The Divine Comedy], Doubleday:

Now I can hear the screams / of agony; now I have come where a great wailing beats upon me.

(almost always preceded by le) screams of the condemned in hell

(figurative, by extension) sad facts or events; things said on a sad note; bad news


Locatelli

English: Locatelli

From Lombard, from Bergamasque (“lmo-bmo”). From being a person from the commune of Locatello.

a habitational surname from Lombard or locations


Piastri

→ English: Piastri

→ French: Piastri

→ Portuguese: Piastri

→ Spanish: Piastri


Di Pinto

→ English: DiPinto


Migliorelli

English: Migliorelli


ongharese

it-noun

ongharese m or f by sense (plural ongharesi)


ongarese

ongarese m or f by sense (plural ongaresi)


Garzone

From garzone (“helper, assistant; apprentice”).


Serpe

From serpe (“snake”), a nickname for a treacherous or malignant person.


Bacci

Patronymic surname from the personal name Baccio.


Bizzarro

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


pallavvolo

(proscribed) Alternative form of pallavolo


Cappellanti

English: Cappellanti


Eracli

Patronymic from the personal names Eracle or Eraclio.


Poeta

Occupational surname from poeta (“poet”).


Ignazi

Patronymic, from the personal name Ignazio.


Banchieri

Occupational surname, from banchiere (“banker”).


Di Lello

→ English: DiLello

From di (“of”) + Lello, a short form of several personal names.


Nunzi

Patronymic from the personal name Nunzio.


Mastromatteo

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


De Lisi

→ English: DeLisi


Garegnani

Habitational surname from Garegnano, a suburb of Milan.


Arrighi

Patronymic surname, from the personal name Arrigo.


Stenico

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


Tonti

→ English: Tonti

→ French: Tonti


Astaldi

From the medieval personal name Astaldo.


Cassaro

From cassaro, variant of cassero (“castle; keep, donjon”).


Oggerino

English: Oggerino


Diomedi

Patronymic from the personal name Diomede.


De Fiore

→ English: DeFiore


De Leonardis

→ English: DeLeonardis


Lamboglia

English: Lamboglia


Boccafresca

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


Sernicola

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


Marchigiani

From marchigiano (“a native of Marche region”).


Ruggirello

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


Marcantoni

Patronymic from the personal name Marcantonio.


Gussone

Translingual: Gussonia, Guss., gussonii


Balocco

A village in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy


Donnamaria

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


Montereale

Habitational surname from any of two villages in Italy called Montereale, from monte (“mountain”) + reale (“royal”).


Giaretta

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


Spaccasassi

Verb-object compound, composed of spacca (“to break, to split”) + sassi (“stones, rocks”).


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).


Di Marino

→ English: DiMarino

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


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


De Salvo

→ English: DeSalvo


Taglialatela

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


Goffredi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Goffredo.


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”).


Nonfarmale

A nickname, from non (“don't”) + far (“do”) + male (“bad”).


Castrignano

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


kemalista

it-noun

kemalista m or f by sense (masculine plural kemalisti, feminine plural kemaliste)

kemalisti (masculine plural)
kemaliste (feminine plural)


Ambrogi

Patronymic from the personal name Ambrogio.


battirame

Verb-object compound, composed of batti (“to beat, to strike”) + rame (“copper”).


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.

inh

A town and municipality of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy


Pighini

English: Pighini


Grattarola

English: grattarolaite


Isole Vergini statunitensi

it-proper noun

Isole Vergini statunitensi f pl (plural only)

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands


De Falco

→ English: DeFalco


Tagliavini

Verb-object compound, composed of taglia (“to cut”) + vini (“wines”).


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”).


Portoghese

Ethnic surname, from portoghese (“Portuguese”).


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


Di Cerbo

English: Dicerbo, DiCerbo


Marzocchi

English: Marzocchi

French: Marzocchi


Saracco

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


pesaculo

Univerbation of (gli) + pesa + (il) + culo, literally “his butt weighs him down”.

univerbation

Vai a lavorare, pesaculo!

(Rome, colloquial) lazy ass (a lazy person)


Prigione

English: Prigione


Canfora

English: Canfora


Caronda

Borrowed from Latin Charōndas, from Ancient Greek Χαρώνδας (Kharṓndas).

Charondas, an ancient lawgiver of Sicily


manica larga

La visione di Giorgia Meloni è semplice, forse semplicista, ma ha il pregio della chiarezza: pugno di ferro sulla legge e l'ordine, manica larga per le aziende perché sono loro che creano ricchezza e posti di lavoro.

2022 December 30, Paolo Delgado, “Giorgia Meloni "ci crede", difende il presidenzialismo e il Movimento Sociale italiano [Giorgia Meloni "believes in it", defends presidentalism and the Italian Social Movement]”, in Il Dubbio:

Giorgia Meloni's vision is simple, perhaps simplistic, but it has the merit of clarity: iron fist on law and order, forbearance for businesses because they are the ones who create wealth and jobs.

indulgence or forbearance, especially in judging or criticizing


manica stretta

rigidity, especially when judging or criticizing


Massena

English: Massena

French: Masséna


mutapelle

Verb-object compound, composed of muta (“to change”) + pelle (“skin”).

it-verb-obj

Egli è un mutapelle e talvolta si dice appartenga ad una stirpe di nani.
He is a shapeshifter and is sometimes said to be of dwarven bloodline.


volontarista

it-noun

volontarista m or f by sense (masculine plural volontaristi, feminine plural volontariste)

volontaristi (masculine plural)
volontariste (feminine plural)


blanquista

blanquista m or f by sense (masculine plural blanquisti, feminine plural blanquiste)

blanquisti (masculine plural)
blanquiste (feminine plural)


Viscuso

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


Minucci

English: Minucci


Minelli

English: Minelli

From Minello, pet form of the personal name Mino.


Ariano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Ariano.


Iacuzzi

English: Iacuzzi, Jacuzzi


carabba

(slang, derogatory) Clipping of carabinieri.


Lazzarelli

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Lazzaro.


Belgrano

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


Odorici

From the patronymic or plural form of the personal name Odorico.


Grumelli

Habitational surname from any of various places in Lombardy called Grumello.


Moretto

From a hypocoristic form of the surname Moro.


Paolella

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


Taraschi

English: Taraschi


Scandola

English: Scandola


Repici

English: Repici


Bettacchi

English: Bettacchi


Bettacchini

English: Bettachini

French: Bettachini


Cutino

English: Cutino


Modestino

English: Modestino


Buemi

→ English: Buemi

→ French: Buemi


testa di moro

Compare French tête de Maure, tête-de-nègre, Spanish cabeza de moro.

(heraldry) Moor's head (eg. in Sardinia and Corsica's flags)

(nautical) metal binding connecting the upper end of the bigger trunk with the lower end of the smaller one, also holding the yard

(cooking) a dessert of Neapolitan cuisine

a ceramic vase depicting a Moor made in Sicily


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


Boreanaz

English: Boreanaz

French: Boreanaz


Di Clemente

→ English: DiClemente

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


Bassi Pirenei

Basses-Pyrénées (a department of France)


Pirenei Atlantici

Pyrénées-Atlantiques (a department of France)


Alti Pirenei

Hautes-Pyrénées (a department of France)


Alpi Marittime

Alpes-Maritimes (a department of France)


Mazzù

English: Mazzu

French: Mazzu


tuttocampista

From tutto (“all”) + campo (“field”) + -ista.

(sports, especially soccer) player who performs well in any role on the field; versatile player


Pallavicini

English: Pallavicini

Translingual: Pallavicinia


fondi neri

Literally, “black funds.” Compare French caisse noire.


Alessandrini

Diminutive form of the surname Alessandri.


Alessandri

Patronymic surname from the personal name Alessandro.


Fontanarosa

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


Brunini

Patronymic surname from the personal name Brunino, a hypocoristic form of Bruno.


Pangallo

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


Benassai

A nickname from bene (“well, good”) + assai (“very, much, a lot”).


lacrime di coccodrillo

it-noun

lacrime di coccodrillo f pl (plural only)

Literally, “tears of crocodile.” Compare French larmes de crocodile.


divanista

divanista m or f (masculine plural divanisti, feminine plural divaniste)

divanisti (masculine plural)
divaniste (feminine plural)

From divano (“sofa”) + -ista. First attested in 1996.

Ebbene li avete illusi perché li avete anche insultati, chiamandoli divanisti — hai detto che non volevano lavorare. Dopo nove mesi, ministra Calderoni, abbiamo scoperto che chi non vuole lavorare è questo governo che non ha fatto nulla. Divanisti siete voi.

2023, Session of Parliament, spoken by Giuseppe Conte:

Well you deceived them because you insulted them, calling them couch potatoes — you said that they did not want to work. After nine months, Secretary Calderoni, we discovered that it is this government who does not want to work — which has not done anything. You are the real couch potatoes.


Del Nobile

From del (“of the”) + nobile (“noble; nobleman”). Compare Nobile, Nobili.


piedi per terra

Literally, “feet on (the) ground.” Compare French avoir les pieds sur terre and garder les pieds sur terre.

una ragazza con i piedi per terra

feet on the ground; quality of being down to earth; sensibleness, reasonableness, levelheadedness


Quinzani

Habitational surname from the town of Quinzano d'Oglio, in Lombardy.


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.


attaccalite

attaccalite m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of attacca (“to attack”) + lite (“quarrel”).


Seccamani

Verb-object compound, composed of secca (“to dry, to wither”) + mani (“hands”).


avviso di garanzia

it-noun

avviso di garanzia f (plural avvisi di garanzia)

E l’urgenza di velocizzare sembra già scomparsa, in favore di obiettivi più “sensibili” dal punto di vista politico: l’ex pm si scaglia contro le intercettazioni, l’obbligatorietà dell’azione penale, la custodia cautelare, gli avvisi di garanzia.

2023 September 4, Paolo Frosina, “Nordio: “Ora processi più veloci”. Ma con tre leggi li allunga ancora [Nordio: "Speedier trials now". But his three laws are making them even slower]”, in il Fatto Quotidiano:

And the urgency of speeding up seems to have already disappeared, in favor of more "sensible" objectives from a political point of view: the former prosecutor is criticizing wiretaps, mandatory prosecution of crimes, preventative detention, and investigation notifications.

(law) notification given to someone who is under legal investigation


prova del nove

prova del nove m (plural provi del nove)


caciocappella

From cacio (cheese) + cappella (slang term for glans).


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”).


Stampachiacchiere

Verb-object compound, composed of stampa (“to print”) + chiacchiere (“chat, gossip, talks”), a nickname for a bigmouth or a chatterbox.


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.


calosoma

From translingual Calosoma, derived from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

com

caterpillar hunter (any ground beetle of the genus Calosoma)


calosoma comune

it-noun

calosoma comune m (plural calosomi comuni)

forest caterpillar hunter
forest caterpillar hunter

forest caterpillar hunter (the ground beetle Calosoma sycophanta)


calosoma verde

calosoma verde m (plural calosomi verdi)


Centomani

Probably a nickname, from a compound of cento (“hundred”) + mani (“hands”).


Sanvittore

Probably a habitational surname from any of various towns called San Vittore.


Tagliaferro

English: Tagliaferro

French: Tagliaferro

Cognate with Catalan Tallaferro and French Taillefer.


arma inastata

arma inastata f (plural armi inastate or (archaic) arme inastate)

armi inastate (plural)
arme inastate (archaic plural)

QVeﬅo ſie uno contraﬅo, che chi haueſſe la ſpada da due mano , e vn’altro haueſſe vn arma inaﬅata

1536, Achille Marozzo, “Esordio, o vero amaestramento de spada da due mane contra arme inastate [Preface (or Teachings on a two-handed sword against polearms)]”, Libro quarto, il qual tratta de l'arme inastate [Fourth book, which deals with polearms], in Opera nova chiamata Duello, overo Fiore dell’armi, de' singulari Abbatimenti offensivi, et diffensivi [New work titled Duel, or The best of weapons, of offensive and defensive singular takedowns], Modena, page 70:

This is a clash in which one has a two-handed sword, and the other has a polearm

dicendo queﬅo, accoﬅatoſegli, gli diede d’vna mano sù ’l volto, & in vn medeſimo tempo vſciti alcuni huomini dalla caſa d’eſſo Brianzo con armi inaﬅate, circondarono Papio

1603, Giovanni Battista Olevano, “Caso XII [Case 12]”, Libro secondo [Second book], in Trattato nel quale col mezzo di cinquanta casi vien posto in atto prattico il modo di ridurre a pace ogni sorte di privata inimicizia, nata per cagion d’Onore [Treatise wherein, through fifty cases, the way is put into practice to lead to peace any sort of personal enmity born for matters of honour], Venice: Giacobo Antonio Somasco, page 49:

As he said this, he got closer to him, he slapped him in his face, and at the same time some men, having come out of the house of said Brianzo with polearms, surrounded Papio

Trieﬅe Città Imperiale,porta d’argento con due faſcie roſse, e ſopra il tutto vn ferro di Alebarda, ò arma inaﬅata in forma di Giglio nero.

1686, Cavalier de Beatiano, Il Mercurio araldico in Italia, Venice: Nicolò Pezzana, page 36:

The Imperial City of Trieste shows a silver-coloured [coat of arms] with two red stripes, and over it all the head of a halberd, or a polearm, shaped like a black lily.

Καὶ τὸ μὲν πρῶτον τύπτοντες ἀλλήλους τοῖς δόρασι, καὶ διὰ τὴν πυκνότητα τῶν πληγῶν τὰ πλεῖστα συντρίψαντες, εἰς τὸν ἀπὸ τῆς μαχαίρας ἀγῶνα κατήντησαν

1793 [1ˢᵗ century], “Epaminonda in soccorso dei Tegeati [Epaminondas rescues the Tegeates]” (chapter 24), in Storia universale [Universal history], volume 4, Gio. Desideri: Rome, translation of Βιβλιοθήκη Ἱστορική (Bibliothḗkē Historikḗ, “Historical Library”) by Διόδωρος Σικελιώτης (Diódōros Sikeliṓtēs, “Diodorus Siculus”), page 276:

They came to blows using polearms; afterwards, since the polearms were largely broken due to the frequency and force of the blows, they clashed with swords and short-range weapons

Kaì tò mèn prôton túptontes allḗlous toîs dórasi, kaì dià tḕn puknótēta tôn plēgôn tà pleîsta suntrípsantes, eis tòn apò tês makhaíras agôna katḗntēsan

Allora il prete incomincia a menar l'arma inastata, tentando di ferire alcun degli avversari

1894, “Memorie sul comune e sull’antica chiesa abbaziale di Villanova [Memoirs on the comune and the old abbatial church of Villanova]”, in Archivio storico per la città e comuni del circondario di Lodi [Historical archive for the city and comuni of the district of Lodi], volume 13, number 1, Tipografia Quirico e Camagni, section IX, page 126:

Then the priest starts swinging the polearm, trying to wound some of the opponents


Scanno

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


scannese

scannese m or f by sense (plural scannesi)


Ottoni

Patronymic surname from the personal name Ottone.


Toccafondi

Verb-object compound, composed of tocca (“to touch”) + fondi (“bottoms (of rivers or lakes); funds”), perhaps a nickname.

it-verb-obj

fondi<t:bottoms (of rivers or lakes); funds>


Fantappiè

From fante (“infantryman”) + a (“on”) + piè (“foot”), an occupational surname for a foot soldier.


Del Conte

From del (“of the”) + conte (“earl, count”).


Ciraulo

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


Testasecca

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


Longaretti

→ English: Longaretti

→ French: Longaretti

→ German: Longaretti

→ Portuguese: Longaretti

→ Spanish: Longaretti


D'Addio

→ English: Daddio

From d' (“of”) + addio (“farewell”), probably a nickname given to foundlings.


Licursi

A typical Arbëreshë surname found in Molise and northern Calabria. It probably is a habitational surname from Lëkurësi Castle, near Sarandë.


Telese

Habitational surname from the town of Telese Terme, in Campania.


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”).


alte sfere

Literally, “high spheres.” Compare French hautes sphères.

elite circles of society; group of well-connected individuals; high places, high society


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.


Ierovante

From a variant of ierofante (“hierophant”), perhaps an occupational surname for a priest.


Angelillo

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Angelo.


Bigogno

Habitational surname from a small village in Ticino.


Di Tano

From di (“of”) + Tano, a shortened form of the personal name Gaetano.


Artom

A typical surname of the Jewish community.


spingimerda

(derogatory, vulgar, slang) a male homosexual


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.


Stefanucci

Patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Stefano.


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]


Crudele

From crudele (“cruel”), perhaps a nickname.


Chirieleison

From the Italian pronunciation of the Christian formula kyrie eleison, in this case used as a surname for foundlings.


voci di corridoio

Literally, “voices of hallway.” Compare French bruit de couloir.


Cisternino

A town in the province of Brindisi, Apulia, Italy


armocromia

From armonia (“harmony”) + -cromia. First attested in 2004.

concept of determining which color garments or cosmetic choices best suit someone based on their skin color, eye color, and hair color


gettonista

it-noun

gettonista m or f (masculine plural gettonisti, feminine plural gettoniste)

gettonisti (masculine plural)
gettoniste (feminine plural)

pieceworker in a hospital who contracts with public health agencies


Amerighi

Patronymic form of the personal name Amerigo.


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.


Giorgioli

Patronymic surname from a diminutive form of Giorgio (“George”).


inchiestista

it-noun

inchiestista m or f (masculine plural inchiestisti, feminine plural inchiestiste)

inchiestisti (masculine plural)
inchiestiste (feminine plural)

From inchiesta (“inquiry, investigation”) + -ista. First attested in 1958.

suf

investigative journalist
investigative journalist


Trentuno

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


Buonprincipio

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


Di Federico

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

a surname transferred from the given name


alto papavero

Literally, “high poppy.” From the Roman legend in which Tarquin the Proud, showing his son how to seize the city of Gabii, cut down the tallest stalks of poppy in a field to illustrate the act of eliminating the most powerful individuals first.

... gli alti papaveri dell'esercito... sono andati a premiare, attraverso la gerarchia, comunque un personaggio che è stato preso di mira dal ministro della difesa.

2024, Perché CROSETTO (e Meloni) si scontrano con l'esercito? [Why are CROSETTO (and Meloni) clashing with the army?], spoken by Gio Pizzi:

... the top brass of the military... went on to reward, through the chain of command, a person who has been targeted for criticism by the minister of defense.

(usually in the plural, derogatory) one of the most important, powerful or authoritative members of a group or society; heavyweight, big fish, top dog, big shot


FdI

w:it:Fratelli d'Italia (partito politico)

(politics) Initialism of Fratelli d'Italia (“Brothers of Italy”).


Gianfelice

A patronymic surname, from Gian + Felice.


Cavalcaselle

Verb-object compound, composed of cavalca (“to ride”) + selle (“saddles”).


Cavaldoro

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


D'Abdon

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


Volpatti

English: Volpatti

French: Volpatti


Corinaldi

Habitational surname from the town of Corinaldo, in the province of Ancona. This surname is typical of the Jewish-Italian community.


Frammartino

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


Caronti

Perhaps a patronymic surname from the rare male given name Caronte.


Diligente

Probably a nickname, from diligente (“diligent”).


Friani

Patronymic surname from Friano, the regional Tuscan form of the male given name Frediano.


Saronni

Habitational surname from the town of Saronno, in Lombardy.


babboriveggoli

Creative variation on babbo (“daddy”) + rivedere (“to see again”).

andare a babboriveggoli
andare a babboriveggoli#Italian

(Tuscany, humorous, euphemistic) Only used in andare a babboriveggoli.


De Marchi

→ English: DeMarchi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Marco.


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.


Ponticelli

From ponticelli, plural form of ponticello (“small bridge”).


Leandri

Patronymic surname from the personal name Leandro.


Gentilcore

From gentile (“gentle”) + core (“heart”), probably a nickname.


Agrati

Habitational surname from any of various places called Agrate, in Northern Italy.


Trinciavelli

Verb-object compound, composed of trincia (“to cut up, shred”) + velli (“fleeces”), an occupational surname for a wool manufacturer.


Canzonieri

Occupational surname for a singer, from canzoniere (“singer; songbook”).


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]


Ottorini

Patronymic surname from the personal name Ottorino.


Ingegneri

Occupational surname from the plural form of ingegnere (“engineer”).


Nichil

Perhaps from Latin nichil, later form of nihil (“nothing”), a nickname given to foundlings.

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


Alphandery

Borrowed from French Alphandéry, from Ladino, ultimately from Arabic.

(rare) a surname from French [in turn from Arabic]


Isacchi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Isacco.


Tieri

Patronymic surname, from an aphaeretic form of Altieri or Gualtieri.


Antoniacomi

Probably a patronymic surname from a compound of the personal names Antonio (“Anthony”) and Giacomo (“James”).


silotese

it-noun

silotese m or f by sense (plural silotesi)

From Sylheti ꠍꠤꠟꠐ (síloṭo) or Bengali সিলট (śiloṭ) + -ese. Surface analysis Sylhet + -ese.


Gallarati

Habitational surname from the town of Gallarate, in Lombardy.


Pignattai

Occupational surname from the plural form of pignattaio (“maker or seller of cooking pots”).


Lavagna

A town in the province of Genoa, Liguria, Italy


Del Tedesco

Probably a surname for a person of German origin, from del (“of the”) + tedesco (“German”).


Giacomelli

Patronymic surname from a diminutive form of the personal name Giacomo.


guidovia

guidovia f or m (masculine plural invariable, feminine plural guidovie)

Verb-object compound, composed of guida (“to guide, to drive”) + via (“way, street”).

it-verb-obj

(Switzerland, rare) guardrail, crash barrier


Strassoldo

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia#English

A village in the province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy


Casapiccola

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


Schiappacasse

Ligurian occupational surname for a docker or longshoreman.

a surname from Ligurian [in turn originating as an occupation]


Ingannamorte

Verb-object compound, composed of inganna (“to deceive, sway”) + morte (“death”), used as an apotropaic nickname intended to ward off evil.


Nerviani

Habitational surname from the town of Nerviano, in Lombardy.


Buccafusca

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

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


Orfei

Patronymic surname from the personal name Orfeo.


Tavoso

English: Tavoso


Cacciapaglia

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


cospirazionista

it-noun

cospirazionista m or f (masculine plural cospirazionisti, feminine plural cospirazioniste)

cospirazionisti (masculine plural)
cospirazioniste (feminine plural)

Nancy e Jonathan si dirigono da Murray Bauman, un cospirazionista locale con un passato da giornalista (oltretutto Murray è anche assunto dai genitori di Barbara Holland per indagare sulla sua scomparsa e - per svolgere questo incarico delicato - sta dando il tormento a Hopper, insistendo con la sua teoria della cospirazione sovietica, basata principalmente sulla "fantomatica" presenza di una ragazzina russa con i capelli rasati), per farsi aiutare ad incastrare il laboratorio; Murray fa notare che la gente non crederebbe mai alla storia per com'è andata veramente e ha l'idea di modificarla per renderla più verosimile, attribuendo il decesso di Barb ad alcune tossine sfuggite dal laboratorio.

2024 May 19 (last accessed), “Episodi di Stranger Things (seconda stagione) [Episodes of Stranger Things (Second Season)]”, in Wikipedia^(https://web.archive.org/web/20220604235009/https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episodi_di_Stranger_Things_(seconda_stagione)), archived from the original on 2022-06-04:

Nancy and Jonathan go to Murray Bauman, a local conspiracy theorist with a background as a journalist (moreover, Murray is also hired by Babara Holland's parents to investigate the disappearance and - to carry out this delicate assignment - is tormenting Hopper, insisting on his theory of Soviet conspiracy, based principally on the "mysterious" presence of a young Russian girl with shaved hair), to help them frame the laboratory; Murray points out that people would never believe the story as it truly happened and has the idea of modifying it to make it more plausible, attributing Barb's death to certain toxins that leaked out of the laboratory.


cospirazionista

it-adj

cospirazionista (masculine plural cospirazionisti, feminine plural cospirazioniste)


Piscionieri

Italianized form of Old French pissonnier (“fishmonger”).

a surname originating as an occupation [in turn from Old French]


Cinquefiori

Probably a nickname, from cinque (“five”) + fiori (“flowers”).


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.


Scampamorte

Verb-object compound, composed of scampa (“to escape”) + morte (“death”), used as an apotropaic nickname intended to ward off evil.


Bastardi

From bastardo (“bastard”), a nickname given to a child born out of wedlock.

a surname transferred from the nickname.


Abbandonato

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


Parentignoti

Compound of parenti (“relatives”) + ignoti (“unknown”), a nickname given to foundlings.


Poidomani

Compound of poi (“then, later”) + domani (“tomorrow”), probably a nickname of some sort.


Scaccianoce

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


D'Incertopadre

Compound of di (“of”) + incerto (“uncertain, unknown”) + padre (“father”), a nickname given to foundlings.


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


Nicandri

Patronymic surname from the personal name Nicandro.


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”).


Calvenzani

Habitational surname from any of various villages named Calvenzano, in Lombardy.


Scopacasa

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


Robecchi

Habitational surname from any of various places in Lombardy called Robecco.


Tolentinati

Habitational surname for someone from Tolentino, in Marche.


terreno d'intesa

it-noun

terreno d'intesa f (plural terreni d'intesa)

Literally, “ground of agreement.” Compare French terrain d’entente.

A lui i nostri incontri bastano, in me acuiscono soltanto il desiderio di ritentare la ricerca di un terreno d'intesa con lui; eppure non riesco a toccare gli argomenti che vorrei chiarire.

1947 June 25, Anne Frank, “15 July 1944”, in Il diario di Anna Frank [The diary of Anne Frank], Le Vie della Cristianità:

For him, our encounters are enough; for me, they only rouse my desire to try to find common ground with him again. And still I am unable to touch on the topics that I want to clarify.


guardastrada

guardastrada f or m (masculine plural invariable, feminine plural guardastrade)

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard, to watch”) + strada (“road, way”).


rotto in culo

(derogatory, vulgar, offensive) Alternative form of rottinculo.


scassaminchia

it-noun

scassaminchia m or f by sense (invariable)

(vulgar) Alternative form of scassacazzo


scassacoglioni

scassacoglioni m or f by sense (invariable)


scassamarroni

scassamarroni m or f by sense (invariable)


scassamaroni

scassamaroni m or f by sense (invariable)


rompiminchia

rompiminchia m or f by sense (invariable)

(vulgar) Alternative form of rompicoglioni


cacacoglioni

cacacoglioni m or f by sense (invariable)

(vulgar, slang) Alternative form of cacacazzo


cagaminchia

cagaminchia m or f by sense (invariable)

(vulgar, slang) Alternative form of cagacazzo


cacaminchia

cacaminchia m or f by sense (invariable)


cagacoglioni

cagacoglioni m or f by sense (invariable)


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.


Luconi

Patronymic surname from an augmentative form of the personal name Luca.


Sigismondi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Sigismondo.


Fornesi

Habitational surname from any of various places in Italy called Forno, from forno (“oven”).


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]


Luigini

Patronymic surname from the personal name Luigino, hypocoristic form of Luigi.


mani di ricotta

mani di pastafrolla
mani di pastafrolla#Italian

Alternative form of mani di pastafrolla.


Sangiacomo

English: Sangiacomo


quote rosa

C'è una differenza sostanziale tra il pensiero conservatore e liberale e quello di sinistra: noi crediamo che il merito venga prima di tutto, loro pensano che le etichette vengano prima di tutto. Risultato: da noi non c'erano preclusioni per alcuno, ma ognuno doveva dimostrare il suo valore e dare il massimo. Da loro le donne hanno spesso pensato che il ruolo ricoperto dovesse essere una concessione di una classe dirigente prevalentemente maschile, o un obbligo imposto attraverso quote rosa.

2024 August 7, “Interview of Giorgia Meloni”, in Chi:

There is a substantial difference between conservative and liberal thought and that of the left: we believe that merit comes before all else, they think that labels come before all else. The result: For us, no one was excluded a priori, but everyone had to show their worth and do their best. For them, women have often thought that their role should be a concession to a predominantly male ruling class, or an obligation imposed through gender quota.

quota of women that must be hired in a company, political campaign, etc.; gender quota


congedo parentale

it-noun

congedo parentale f (plural congedi parentali)

Literally, “parental leave.” Compare French congé parental.


Cassai

Probably an occupational surname from the plural form of cassaio (“casemaker”).


D'Olimpio

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


Torboli

Habitational surname from the village of Torbole, in Trentino.


Francioso

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


Terenziani

Patronymic surname from the personal name Terenziano, variant of Terenzio.


Sprecacenere

Verb-object compound, composed of spreca (“to waste; to squander”) + cenere (“ash”), probably used as a nickname.


buone maniere

Literally, “good manners.” Compare French bonnes manières.


scrittore fantasma

it-noun

scrittore fantasma m (plural scrittori fantasma or scrittori fantasmi)

scrittori fantasma (plural)
scrittori fantasmi (plural)


Ferragosto

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


Cassettari

Occupational surname for a maker or seller of drawers or small boxes, from either cassetto (“drawer”) or cassetta (“small box”).


Organisti

Occupational surname for an organist, from the plural form of organista (“organist”).


Mercoledisanto

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


mortacci

morto (“dead”) + -acci (pejorative suffix).

af

Li mortacci vostra!

Li mortacci, che botta!

(Rome, vulgar) Used in certain expression as an insult to someone's dead relatives; by extension, a generic exclamation.


Fonnesu

Borrowed from Sardinian fonnesu (“person from Fonni”), a habitational surname.


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.


Osimani

From osimani, plural form of osimano (“of or from Osimo”).


guardiavia

it-noun

guardiavia f or m (masculine plural invariable, feminine plural guardiavie)


securvia

securvia f or m (masculine plural invariable, feminine plural securvie)


guardiastrada

guardiastrada f or m (masculine plural invariable, feminine plural guardiastrade)


Tredozi

Habitational surname for someone from Tredozio, a municipality in Emilia-Romagna.


Spadavecchia

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


Dell'Oste

Occupational surname from del (“of the”) + oste (“innkeeper”).


Cabiati

Habitational surname from the town of Cabiate, in Lombardy.


Caligiore

From the Sicilian surname Caliciuri, a surname derived from caulu (“cabbage”) + ciuri (“flower”). Compare Italian Calafiore and Caligiuri.


Doardo

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


Vintaloro

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


Ammaccapane

Verb-object compound, composed of ammacca (“to dent, bruise”) + pane (“bread”), probably used as a nickname.


Deus Scit

Extremely rare surname, from Latin Deus (“God”) + scīt (“knows”), a nickname given to foundlings.


Affettuoso

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


it-noun

100enne m or f by sense (plural 100enni)


nido d'infanzia

nido d'infanzia f (plural nidi d'infanzia)


Borghi

Habitational surname for someone living in small village, from borgo (“village, hamlet”).


Guastadisegni

Verb-object compound, composed of guasta (“to ruin, damage”) + disegni (“drawings”), probably used as a nickname.


Oneta

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


Quirici

Patronymic surname from the personal name Quirico.


Falamischia

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


Bressan

Habitational surname from Venetan bressan (“of or from Brescia, Lombardy”).


Senzadenari

Compound of senza (“without”) + denari (“money”), a nickname for a poor or destitute person.


Marcuzzi

Patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Marco (“Mark”).


Di Febo

Patronymic surname, from di (“of”) + Febo (“Phoebus”).


Caracristi

Patronymic surname from the rare, possibly medieval, personal name Caracristo, from caro (“dear”) + a (“to”) + Cristo (“Christ”).


Lavatore

Occupational surname, from lavatore (“washer”).


Abbracciavento

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


spiaggiavolo

Blend of spiaggia + volo, modeled after pallavolo.


sabbiavolo

Blend of sabbia + volo, modeled after pallavolo.