capozona

capozona m or f by sense (masculine plural invariable or capizona, feminine plural invariable)

or capizona (invariable masculine plural)

the head person in a zone, but especially a local leader of an organized crime gang


capoarma

(military) soldier responsible for the care of a machine gun or mortar


sessantacinquenne

it-noun

sessantacinquenne m or f by sense (plural sessantacinquenni)


ultrasessantacinquenne

ultrasessantacinquenne m or f by sense (plural ultrasessantacinquenni)


abrogazionista

abrogazionista m or f by sense (masculine plural abrogazionisti, feminine plural abrogazioniste)

abrogazionisti (masculine plural)
abrogazioniste (feminine plural)

a person who supports the repeal of a law; abolitionist


amartoblastoma

amartoblastoma m (plural amartoblastomi)

(pathology) tumor formation similar to a hamartoma


allorista

allorista m or f by sense (masculine plural alloristi, feminine plural alloriste)

alloristi (masculine plural)
alloriste (feminine plural)


alverniate

alverniate m or f by sense (plural alverniati)


assamese

assamese m or f by sense (plural assamesi)

Assamese (native or inhabitant of Assam)


glaucopide

blue-green-eyed (ancient Greek epithet of the goddess Athena)


glaucopide

glaucopide m or f by sense (plural glaucopidi)


bardassa

bardassa m or f by sense (masculine plural bardassi, feminine plural bardasse)

bardassi (masculine plural)
bardasse (feminine plural)

desctree

→ French: bardache
→ English: bardash, berdache
→ Portuguese: berdache

Borrowed from Arabic بَرْدَج (bardaj, “slave”).

bor+

(literary, derogatory) young prostitute (regardless of gender)

Quel ragazzo è una bardassa!

(literary, derogatory) brat, kid (regardless of gender)

(dialectal, especially in Lombardy) a young boy or girl (cf. "bardassuola"; "ragazzino")


buscemese

it-noun

buscemese m or f by sense (plural buscemesi)

From Buscemi + -ese. Compare Sicilian buscimisi.


Buscemi

Derived from Etymology 1. Doublet of Buscema.


cacastecchi

cacastecchi m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of caca (“to shit”) + stecchi (“sticks”).


calendarista

it-noun

calendarista m or f by sense (masculine plural calendaristi, feminine plural calendariste)

calendaristi (masculine plural)
calendariste (feminine plural)


ceroplasta

ceroplasta m or f by sense (masculine plural ceroplasti, feminine plural ceroplaste)

ceroplasti (masculine plural)
ceroplaste (feminine plural)

(art) a sculptor who makes sculptures in wax


cervogia

cervogie (plural)
cervoge (plural)
cervese (alternative)
cervigia (alternative)
cervisia (alternative)
çervisia (alternative)
cervugia (alternative)
ciervogia (alternative)
ciervugia (alternative)

Ultimately from Latin cervēs(i)a. First attested as cervese in 1252/8; cervogia is documented from 1348 onwards.
The form with /ˈi/ may come directly from Latin; those with /ˈe/ or /ˈo/ seem to reflect the Old French cerveise~cervoise.


cognitivista

cognitivista m or f by sense (masculine plural cognitivisti, feminine plural cognitiviste)

cognitivisti (masculine plural)
cognitiviste (feminine plural)


conciaossa

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


concive

it-noun

concive m or f by sense (plural concivi)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin concīvis.


crittoanalista

it-noun

crittoanalista m or f by sense (masculine plural crittoanalisti, feminine plural crittoanaliste)

crittoanalisti (masculine plural)
crittoanaliste (feminine plural)


epirrema

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίρρημα (epírrhēma).


edimburghese

it-noun

edimburghese m or f by sense (plural edimburghesi)

Edinburger (native or inhabitant of Edinburgh)


gnomonista

gnomonista m or f by sense (masculine plural gnomonisti, feminine plural gnomoniste)

gnomonisti (masculine plural)
gnomoniste (feminine plural)


sandone

sandone m or f by sense (plural sandoni)


fancazzista

fancazzista m or f by sense (masculine plural fancazzisti, feminine plural fancazziste)

fancazzisti (masculine plural)
fancazziste (feminine plural)

(informal, vulgar, slang) a person who lazes around all the time, doing nothing


finalese

finalese m or f by sense (plural finalesi)


fotointerprete

fotointerprete m or f by sense (plural fotointerpreti)


gabbacristiani

gabbacristiani m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of gabba (“to deceive”) + cristiani (“Christians”).


gallurese

it-noun

gallurese m or f by sense (plural galluresi)


gattinarese

gattinarese m or f by sense (plural gattinaresi)


giazzista

giazzista m or f by sense (masculine plural giazzisti, feminine plural giazziste)

giazzisti (masculine plural)
giazziste (feminine plural)


glossopoeta

glossopoeta m or f by sense (masculine plural glossopoeti, feminine plural glossopoete)

glossopoeti (masculine plural)
glossopoete (feminine plural)


glottoteta

glottoteta m or f by sense (masculine plural glottoteti, feminine plural glottotete)

glottoteti (masculine plural)
glottotete (feminine plural)

applied linguist (especially one who studies neologisms)


golfara

(nautical) a metal ring, fixed to the deck of a ship, through which cables are passed


guardiaparco

guardiaparco m or f by sense (invariable)

From guardia (“guard”) + parco (“parco”).


integrista

integrista m or f by sense (masculine plural integristi, feminine plural integriste)

integristi (masculine plural)
integriste (feminine plural)


internazionalprivatista

internazionalprivatista m or f by sense (masculine plural internazionalprivatisti, feminine plural internazionalprivatiste)

internazionalprivatisti (masculine plural)
internazionalprivatiste (feminine plural)

private international law
private international law

(law) a lawyer who specializes in private international law


merdina

merdina m or f by sense (masculine plural merdini, feminine plural merdine)

merdini (masculine plural)
merdine (feminine plural)

(vulgar) little shit (despicable person)


origenista

origenista m or f by sense (masculine plural origenisti, feminine plural origeniste)

origenisti (masculine plural)
origeniste (feminine plural)


peone

From Latin paeōn, from Ancient Greek παιών (paiṓn), variant of παιάν (paián) (cfr. peana).


pidduista

pidduista m or f by sense (masculine plural pidduisti, feminine plural pidduiste)

pidduisti (masculine plural)
pidduiste (feminine plural)


pongista

pongista m or f by sense (masculine plural pongisti, feminine plural pongiste)

pongisti (masculine plural)
pongiste (feminine plural)


refertista

refertista m or f by sense (masculine plural refertisti, feminine plural refertiste)

refertisti (masculine plural)
refertiste (feminine plural)


spartiata

spartiata m or f by sense (masculine plural spartiati, feminine plural spartiate)

spartiati (masculine plural)
spartiate (feminine plural)


ukulelista

ukulelista m or f by sense (masculine plural ukulelisti, feminine plural ukuleliste)

ukulelisti (masculine plural)
ukuleliste (feminine plural)


Eco

Umberto Eco, Italian writer and phylosopher


guardialinee

guardialinee m or f by sense (invariable)

From guardalinee, with influence of guardia (“guard”).

(informal) Alternative form of guardalinee


Fær Øer

Sardinian: Fær Øer

Sicilian: Ìsuli Fær Øer

Venetan: Ixołe Fær Øer

Unadapted borrowing from Danish Færøerne.

ubor

the Faroe Islands, a Danish Atlantic overseas territory comprising a group of North Sea islands, between Scotland, Iceland and Norway


Gheddafi

From Libyan Arabic قدافي (gaddāfi, gaḏḏāfi), from Arabic قَذَّافِيّ (qaḏḏāfiyy).

A surname from Arabic, equivalent to English Gaddafi.


Meda

a surname transferred from the place name


Nigro

Variant of Negro; otherwise italianization of the surname Nìguru, from Sicilian nìguru (“black”).


agropirata

a person violating laws in force on food sector


cassinese

it-noun

cassinese m or f by sense (plural cassinesi)

native or inhabitant of Cassino or Monte Cassino


gradese

gradese m or f by sense (plural gradesi)


grigionese

grigionese m or f by sense (plural grigionesi)


livinallese

livinallese m or f by sense (plural livinallesi)


maranese

maranese m or f by sense (plural maranesi)


Marano Lagunare

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia#English

A small town in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia


panturchista

panturchista m or f by sense (masculine plural panturchisti, feminine plural panturchiste)

panturchisti (masculine plural)
panturchiste (feminine plural)


Sappada

Of uncertain origin, possibly related to Zepodn, a name for the alpine pass of Cima Sappada, from German zum Boden (“(down) to the ground”), referring to the land's elevation.

unk

uncertain


sarnese

it-noun

sarnese m or f by sense (plural sarnesi)


timavese

timavese m or f by sense (plural timavesi)


caravaggista

caravaggista m or f by sense (masculine plural caravaggisti, feminine plural caravaggiste)

caravaggisti (masculine plural)
caravaggiste (feminine plural)

(art) a painter who painted in the style of Caravaggio


coreggente

coreggente m or f by sense (plural coreggenti)


frescante

frescante m or f by sense (plural frescanti)


saprese

saprese m or f by sense (plural sapresi)


ultrasettantenne

ultrasettantenne m or f by sense (plural ultrasettantenni)


vomerese

vomerese m or f by sense (plural vomeresi)


apneista

apneista m or f by sense (masculine plural apneisti, feminine plural apneiste)

apneisti (masculine plural)
apneiste (feminine plural)


bahreinita

bahreinita m or f by sense (masculine plural bahreiniti, feminine plural bahreinite)

bahreiniti (masculine plural)
bahreinite (feminine plural)


biatleta

biatleta m or f by sense (masculine plural biatleti, feminine plural biatlete)

biatleti (masculine plural)
biatlete (feminine plural)


boccista

boccista m or f by sense (masculine plural boccisti, feminine plural bocciste)

boccisti (masculine plural)
bocciste (feminine plural)


carbonerese

carbonerese m or f by sense (plural carboneresi)


combinatista

combinatista m or f by sense (masculine plural combinatisti, feminine plural combinatiste)

combinatisti (masculine plural)
combinatiste (feminine plural)

(sports) a skier who competes in Alpine skiing combined or Nordic combined


cookese

cookese m or f by sense (plural cookesi)

native or inhabitant of the Cook Islands


crickettista

crickettista m or f by sense (masculine plural crickettisti, feminine plural crickettiste)

crickettisti (masculine plural)
crickettiste (feminine plural)


crittanalista

crittanalista m or f by sense (masculine plural crittanalisti, feminine plural crittanaliste)

crittanalisti (masculine plural)
crittanaliste (feminine plural)


liechtensteinese

liechtensteinese m or f by sense (plural liechtensteinesi)


orientista

orientista m or f by sense (masculine plural orientisti, feminine plural orientiste)

orientisti (masculine plural)
orientiste (feminine plural)


pallamanista

pallamanista m or f by sense (masculine plural pallamanisti, feminine plural pallamaniste)

pallamanisti (masculine plural)
pallamaniste (feminine plural)


portasfortuna

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + sfortuna (“bad luck”).


portoelpidiense

it-noun

portoelpidiense m or f by sense (plural portoelpidiensi)

Porto Sant'Elpidio
Porto Sant'Elpidio#English

native or inhabitant of Porto Sant'Elpidio


slittinista

slittinista m or f by sense (masculine plural slittinisti, feminine plural slittiniste)

slittinisti (masculine plural)
slittiniste (feminine plural)


tennistavolista

tennistavolista m or f by sense (masculine plural tennistavolisti, feminine plural tennistavoliste)

tennistavolisti (masculine plural)
tennistavoliste (feminine plural)


sabaudiese

sabaudiese m or f by sense (plural sabaudiesi)


bandoneonista

bandoneonista m or f by sense (masculine plural bandoneonisti, feminine plural bandoneoniste)

bandoneonisti (masculine plural)
bandoneoniste (feminine plural)


fortepianista

fortepianista m or f by sense (masculine plural fortepianisti, feminine plural fortepianiste)

fortepianisti (masculine plural)
fortepianiste (feminine plural)


recanatese

recanatese m or f by sense (plural recanatesi)


capodistretto

capodistretto m (plural capodistretti or capidistretti)

capodistretti (plural)
capidistretti (plural)


frignanese

frignanese m or f by sense (plural frignanesi)


guastallese

guastallese m or f by sense (plural guastallesi)


lunigianese

lunigianese m or f by sense (plural lunigianesi)


mirandolese

mirandolese m or f by sense (plural mirandolesi)


rubierese

rubierese m or f by sense (plural rubieresi)


skeletonista

skeletonista m or f by sense (masculine plural skeletonisti, feminine plural skeletoniste)

skeletonisti (masculine plural)
skeletoniste (feminine plural)

(sports) a person who races on a skeleton toboggan


spilambertese

spilambertese m or f by sense (plural spilambertesi)


taekwondoka

taekwondoka m or f by sense (masculine plural taekwondoki, feminine plural taekwondoke)

taekwondoki (masculine plural)
taekwondoke (feminine plural)

(sports) a person who competes at taekwondo


bagnolese

bagnolese m or f by sense (plural bagnolesi)

Bagnolo in Piano
Bagnolo in Piano#English

native or inhabitant of Bagnolo in Piano or Bagnoli


Bagnolo in Piano

A small town in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna


focese

(historical) Phocaean (native or inhabitant of Phocaea)


Avezzano

Via Neapolitan, most likely from Latin Avidiānum, less likely from Latin ad + Vettiānum.

A town and comune of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy


avezzanese

avezzanese m or f by sense (plural avezzanesi)


vastese

vastese m or f by sense (plural vastesi)


vetuloniese

vetuloniese m or f by sense (plural vetuloniesi)


volsiniese

volsiniese m or f by sense (plural volsiniesi)


avignonese

avignonese m or f by sense (plural avignonesi)


cartongessista

cartongessista m or f by sense (masculine plural cartongessisti, feminine plural cartongessiste)

cartongessisti (masculine plural)
cartongessiste (feminine plural)

From cartongesso (“plasterboard”) + -ista (“-ist”).

affix

one who makes works from plasterboard; plasterboarder


capo d'anno

it-noun

capo d'anno m (plural capi d'anno or capodanni)

(less common) Alternative spelling of capodanno


capo scalo

capo scalo m or f by sense (masculine plural capi scalo, feminine plural invariable)


caposcalo

caposcalo m or f by sense (masculine plural capiscalo, feminine plural invariable)

capiscalo (masculine plural)
capo scalo (alternative)


capotesta

(nautical) head link (first or last link of an anchor chain)


mano vincente

winning hand (the set of cards that beats all others in a card game)


muranese

muranese m or f by sense (plural muranesi)


Murano

From the Roman name, Latin Amurianum, a port of Altinum.


serramentista

serramentista m or f by sense (masculine plural serramentisti, feminine plural serramentiste)

serramentisti (masculine plural)
serramentiste (feminine plural)

joiner (person who makes wooden windowframes, doors and the like)


abetonese

abetonese m or f by sense (plural abetonesi)


aglianese

aglianese m or f by sense (plural aglianesi)


alatrese

alatrese m or f by sense (plural alatresi)


albanense

albanense m or f by sense (plural albanensi)

Alternative form of albanese: native or inhabitant of Albano Laziale


altometaurense

altometaurense m or f by sense (plural altometaurensi)

w:it:Comunità montana Alto e Medio Metauro


apecchiese

apecchiese m or f by sense (plural apecchiesi)


Apecchio

A town in Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, Italy


arilicense

arilicense m or f by sense (plural arilicensi)

From 'Arilica', the ancient roman name of Peschiera del Garda.

Peschiera del Garda
Peschiera del Garda#English

native or inhabitant of Peschiera del Garda


arquatense

arquatense m or f by sense (plural arquatensi)


biturgense

biturgense m or f by sense (plural biturgensi)


bobbiese

bobbiese m or f by sense (plural bobbiesi)


poggibonsese

poggibonsese m or f by sense (plural poggibonsesi)


bormidese

bormidese m or f by sense (plural bormidesi)


Bormio

A small town in Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy


canepinese

canepinese m or f by sense (plural canepinesi)


canzese

canzese m or f by sense (plural canzesi)


carassanese

carassanese m or f by sense (plural carassanesi)


castellanese

castellanese m or f by sense (plural castellanesi)

native or inhabitant of Castelsardo or Castellana


Castelsardo

A small town in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy


cavalcaferrovia

Verb-object compound, composed of cavalca (“to span”) + ferrovia (“railway/railroad”).


cavargnone

it-noun

cavargnone m or f by sense (plural cavargnoni)


cesenate

cesenate m or f by sense (plural cesenati)


cisternese

cisternese m or f by sense (plural cisternesi)

Cisterna di Latina
Cisterna di Latina#English

native or inhabitant of Cisterna d'Asti or Cisterna di Latina


corbettese

corbettese m or f by sense (plural corbettesi)


corcirese

corcirese m or f by sense (plural corciresi)


coriglianese

coriglianese m or f by sense (plural coriglianesi)


cossignanese

cossignanese m or f by sense (plural cossignanesi)


eporediese

eporediese m or f by sense (plural eporediesi)


fabrianese

fabrianese m or f by sense (plural fabrianesi)


Fabriano

A widespread folk etymology also represented in the town's coat of arms, derives it from Latin faber in Iānō, literally, “ironsmith on the Giano”, the town's river. Fabriano used to be famous for its quality ironsmithing during the Middle Ages.


gedanese

gedanese m or f by sense (plural gedanesi)

native or inhabitant of Gdańsk (city in Poland)


gemonese

gemonese m or f by sense (plural gemonesi)


legnanese

legnanese m or f by sense (plural legnanesi)


Legnano

From the Latin proper name Lemennius or Limenius + the suffix -ānum.


monregalese

monregalese m or f by sense (plural monregalesi)


Muggia

a surname transferred from the place name


nizzese

nizzese m or f by sense (plural nizzesi)

Nizza Monferrato
Nizza Monferrato#English

native or inhabitant of Nizza Monferrato


novaiorchese

novaiorchese m or f by sense (plural novaiorchesi)

New Yorker (native or inhabitant of New York)


Nove

→ English: Nove

Meronym: Crosara (frazione)

Nove (a small town and comune of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy)


Nove

Aldo Nove (pseudonym of Antonio Centanin; born 1967), Italian writer and poet


Oderzo

From Latin Opitergium, borrowed through Venetan.


lidense

lidense m or f by sense (plural lidensi)


portaordini

portaordini m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + ordini (“orders”).


portovirese

it-noun

portovirese m or f by sense (plural portoviresi)


sambenedettese

sambenedettese m or f by sense (plural sambenedettesi)

San Benedetto del Tronto
San Benedetto del Tronto#English

native or inhabitant of San Benedetto del Tronto


sandonatese

sandonatese m or f by sense (plural sandonatesi)

San Donà di Piave
San Donà di Piave#English

native or inhabitant of San Donà di Piave


saronnese

saronnese m or f by sense (plural saronnesi)


sassellese

sassellese m or f by sense (plural sassellesi)


senigalliese

senigalliese m or f by sense (plural senigalliesi)


sezzese

sezzese m or f by sense (plural sezzesi)


sonninese

sonninese m or f by sense (plural sonninesi)


soresinese

soresinese m or f by sense (plural soresinesi)


sublacense

sublacense m or f by sense (plural sublacensi)


tortonese

tortonese m or f by sense (plural tortonesi)


umbertidese

umbertidese m or f by sense (plural umbertidesi)


vallassinese

vallassinese m or f by sense (plural vallassinesi)


verbanese

verbanese m or f by sense (plural verbanesi)


versiliese

versiliese m or f by sense (plural versiliesi)


viadanese

viadanese m or f by sense (plural viadanesi)


pallonista

pallonista m or f by sense (masculine plural pallonisti, feminine plural palloniste)

pallonisti (masculine plural)
palloniste (feminine plural)


autofagolisosoma

autofagolisosoma m (plural autofagolisosomi)


procariota

From New Latin, from pro- + Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “nut, kernel”) + -ota.


sinergista

it-noun

sinergista m or f by sense (masculine plural sinergisti, feminine plural sinergiste)

sinergisti (masculine plural)
sinergiste (feminine plural)


gambista

gambista m or f by sense (masculine plural gambisti, feminine plural gambiste)

gambisti (masculine plural)
gambiste (feminine plural)

(music) a person who plays the viola da gamba


sappista

sappista m or f by sense (masculine plural sappisti, feminine plural sappiste)

sappisti (masculine plural)
sappiste (feminine plural)

Squadre di Azione Patriottica
w:it:Squadre di Azione Patriottica

a member of the Squadre di Azione Patriottica partisan movement


settantaquattrenne

settantaquattrenne m or f by sense (plural settantaquattrenni)


agropolese

agropolese m or f by sense (plural agropolesi)


giuliese

giuliese m or f by sense (plural giuliesi)


neretese

neretese m or f by sense (plural neretesi)


ortonese

ortonese m or f by sense (plural ortonesi)


sulmonese

sulmonese m or f by sense (plural sulmonesi)


ibadita

ibadita m or f by sense (masculine plural ibaditi, feminine plural ibadite)

ibaditi (masculine plural)
ibadite (feminine plural)
abadita (alternative)

From Arabic إِبَاض (ʔibāḍ, “[Abd Allah b.] Ibad”) + -ita.


combinaguai

it-noun

combinaguai m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of combina (“to concoct”) + guai (“trouble(s)”).


cortinese

it-noun

cortinese m or f by sense (plural cortinesi)


arpinate

arpinate m or f by sense (plural arpinati)

Borrowed from Latin arpīnātem, derived from the name of the city of Arpīnum.


ornichese

ornichese m or f by sense (plural ornichesi)


rifugista

rifugista m or f by sense (masculine plural rifugisti, feminine plural rifugiste)

rifugisti (masculine plural)
rifugiste (feminine plural)


sanvitese

sanvitese m or f by sense (plural sanvitesi)

San Vito al Tagliamento
San Vito al Tagliamento#English

native or inhabitant of San Vito al Tagliamento


crotonese

crotonese m or f by sense (plural crotonesi)


gardense

gardense m or f by sense (plural gardensi)


geocronometria

geocronometria m (plural geocronometrii)


alleghese

alleghese m or f by sense (plural alleghesi)


brissinese

brissinese m or f by sense (plural brissinesi)


Bronzolo

Trentino-Alto Adige
Trentino-Alto Adige#English

A small town in Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige


brunicense

brunicense m or f by sense (plural brunicensi)


monociclista

monociclista m or f by sense (masculine plural monociclisti, feminine plural monocicliste)

monociclisti (masculine plural)
monocicliste (feminine plural)


pusterese

pusterese m or f by sense (plural pusteresi)

native or inhabitant of the Val Pusteria


salornese

salornese m or f by sense (plural salornesi)


sudsudanese

sudsudanese m or f by sense (plural sudsudanesi)


vadenese

vadenese m or f by sense (plural vadenesi)


vipitenese

vipitenese m or f by sense (plural vipitenesi)


altomilanese

altomilanese m or f by sense (plural altomilanesi)

native or inhabitant of the Altomilanese region


borsanese

borsanese m or f by sense (plural borsanesi)


bruscitti

a dish of finely chopped beef cooked with fennel seeds and wine


buscatese

buscatese m or f by sense (plural buscatesi)


bustese

bustese m or f by sense (plural bustesi)


castanese

castanese m or f by sense (plural castanesi)


castellanzese

castellanzese m or f by sense (plural castellanzesi)


comense

comense m or f by sense (plural comensi)


cuggionese

cuggionese m or f by sense (plural cuggionesi)


fagnanese

fagnanese m or f by sense (plural fagnanesi)


gaggianese

gaggianese m or f by sense (plural gaggianesi)


issimese

issimese m or f by sense (plural issimesi)


nervianese

nervianese m or f by sense (plural nervianesi)


parabiaghese

parabiaghese m or f by sense (plural parabiaghesi)


pigionante

pigionante m or f by sense (plural pigionanti)

a person who lives in rented accommodation


sangiorgese

sangiorgese m or f by sense (plural sangiorgesi)

Porto San Giorgio
Porto San Giorgio#English

San Giorgio su Legnano
San Giorgio su Legnano#English

native or inhabitant of Porto San Giorgio or San Giorgio su Legnano


talamonese

talamonese m or f by sense (plural talamonesi)


cimarrone

cimarrone m or f by sense (plural cimarroni)


curlandese

curlandese m or f by sense (plural curlandesi)

Curonian (native or inhabitant of Courland)


hussita

hussita m or f by sense (masculine plural hussiti, feminine plural hussite)

hussiti (masculine plural)
hussite (feminine plural)
ussita (alternative)


Rovigno

Ultimately from Latin Arupinum (later Ruvinium, Ruginium, also Mons Rubineus); compare Istriot Ruveîgno, Serbo-Croatian Rovinj.


anarchofemminista

anarchofemminista m or f by sense (masculine plural anarchofemministi, feminine plural anarchofemministe)

anarchofemministi (masculine plural)
anarchofemministe (feminine plural)


anarcofemminista

anarcofemminista m or f by sense (masculine plural anarcofemministi, feminine plural anarcofemministe)

anarcofemministi (masculine plural)
anarcofemministe (feminine plural)


anarcocomunista

anarcocomunista m or f by sense (masculine plural anarcocomunisti, feminine plural anarcocomuniste)

anarcocomunisti (masculine plural)
anarcocomuniste (feminine plural)


anarcopacifista

anarcopacifista m or f by sense (masculine plural anarcopacifisti, feminine plural anarcopacifiste)

anarcopacifisti (masculine plural)
anarcopacifiste (feminine plural)


tal dei tali

tal dei tali m or f by sense (invariable)

E allora dici: "Non fatelo a me, fatelo a qualcun altro, fatelo al tal dei tali".

2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

And then you say, "Don't do it to me, do it to somebody else, do it to so-and-so."


porta bacinella

porta bacinella m (plural porta bacinelle)


anarcosindacalista

anarcosindacalista m or f by sense (masculine plural anarcosindacalisti, feminine plural anarcosindacaliste)

anarcosindacalisti (masculine plural)
anarcosindacaliste (feminine plural)


necromante

necromante m or f by sense (plural necromanti)

From Ancient Greek νεκρόμαντις (nekrómantis).

one who practices divination involving the dead or death; necromancer; alternative form of negromante


contrattualista

contrattualista m or f by sense (masculine plural contrattualisti, feminine plural contrattualiste)

contrattualisti (masculine plural)
contrattualiste (feminine plural)


costruzionista

costruzionista m or f by sense (masculine plural costruzionisti, feminine plural costruzioniste)

costruzionisti (masculine plural)
costruzioniste (feminine plural)


criticista

criticista m or f by sense (masculine plural criticisti, feminine plural criticiste)

criticisti (masculine plural)
criticiste (feminine plural)


eugenetista

eugenetista m or f by sense (masculine plural eugenetisti, feminine plural eugenetiste)

eugenetisti (masculine plural)
eugenetiste (feminine plural)


giusnaturalista

giusnaturalista m or f by sense (masculine plural giusnaturalisti, feminine plural giusnaturaliste)

giusnaturalisti (masculine plural)
giusnaturaliste (feminine plural)

From giusnatural(ismo) (“natural law”) + -ista (“-ist”, suffix denoting a role).


libertarianista

it-noun

libertarianista m or f by sense (masculine plural libertarianisti, feminine plural libertarianiste)

libertarianisti (masculine plural)
libertarianiste (feminine plural)


mancinista

mancinista m or f by sense (masculine plural mancinisti, feminine plural manciniste)

mancinisti (masculine plural)
manciniste (feminine plural)


mercatista

mercatista m or f by sense (masculine plural mercatisti, feminine plural mercatiste)

mercatisti (masculine plural)
mercatiste (feminine plural)


Guadiana

Borrowed from Spanish Guadiana, from Old Spanish Aguadiana, derived from Arabic وَادِي (wādī, “river, valley”) + Latin Anās (ancient name of the river), related to anas (“duck”).

Guadiana (a river in Spain and Portugal)


alberobellese

alberobellese m or f by sense (plural alberobellesi)


sangimignanese

sangimignanese m or f by sense (plural sangimignanesi)


fagioli all'uccelletto

fagioli all'uccelletto m pl (plural only)

(cooking, Tuscany) a Tuscan dish of baked beans in a tomato sauce flavored with sage


vedda

Vedda (one of an indigenous people of Sri Lanka)


Lillo

Short form of various surnames such as Paolillo.


Luneburgo

Lüneburg (a town, the capital of Lüneburg district, Lower Saxony, Germany)


liturgo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λειτουργός (leitourgós).

bor+

(historical, Ancient Greece) a public servant


sicofanta

Sicophanta vuol’anche dir rubator di fichi

[a. 1686, Francesco Fulvio Frugoni, “Racconto undecimo [Eleventh tale]”, in Il cane di Diogene [The dog of Diogenes], volume 6, Venice: Antonio Bosio, published 1687, Dialogo XXVI, page 233:


neocriticista

it-noun

neocriticista m or f by sense (masculine plural neocriticisti, feminine plural neocriticiste)

neocriticisti (masculine plural)
neocriticiste (feminine plural)


neoidealista

neoidealista m or f by sense (masculine plural neoidealisti, feminine plural neoidealiste)

neoidealisti (masculine plural)
neoidealiste (feminine plural)


neoliberista

neoliberista m or f by sense (masculine plural neoliberisti, feminine plural neoliberiste)

neoliberisti (masculine plural)
neoliberiste (feminine plural)


piattaformista

piattaformista m or f by sense (masculine plural piattaformisti, feminine plural piattaformiste)

piattaformisti (masculine plural)
piattaformiste (feminine plural)


presofista

presofista m or f by sense (masculine plural presofisti, feminine plural presofiste)

presofisti (masculine plural)
presofiste (feminine plural)


primitivista

primitivista m or f by sense (masculine plural primitivisti, feminine plural primitiviste)

primitivisti (masculine plural)
primitiviste (feminine plural)


ruralista

ruralista m or f by sense (masculine plural ruralisti, feminine plural ruraliste)

ruralisti (masculine plural)
ruraliste (feminine plural)


settantaduenne

settantaduenne m or f by sense (plural settantaduenni)


artificialista

artificialista m or f by sense (masculine plural artificialisti, feminine plural artificialiste)

artificialisti (masculine plural)
artificialiste (feminine plural)


abderita

abderita m or f by sense (masculine plural abderiti, feminine plural abderite)

abderiti (masculine plural)
abderite (feminine plural)

From Latin Abdērītēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδηρῑ́της (Abdērī́tēs).

Abderite (native or inhabitant of Abdera)


ammazzavampiri

ammazzavampiri m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of ammazza (“to kill”) + vampiri (“vampires”).


abramita

it-noun

abramita m or f by sense (masculine plural abramiti, feminine plural abramite)

abramiti (masculine plural)
abramite (feminine plural)


eudista

eudista m or f by sense (masculine plural eudisti, feminine plural eudiste)

eudisti (masculine plural)
eudiste (feminine plural)


marianista

marianista m or f by sense (masculine plural marianisti, feminine plural marianiste)

marianisti (masculine plural)
marianiste (feminine plural)


monogrammista

monogrammista m or f by sense (masculine plural monogrammisti, feminine plural monogrammiste)

monogrammisti (masculine plural)
monogrammiste (feminine plural)


risurrezionista

risurrezionista m or f by sense (masculine plural risurrezionisti, feminine plural risurrezioniste)

risurrezionisti (masculine plural)
risurrezioniste (feminine plural)


resurrezionista

resurrezionista m or f by sense (masculine plural resurrezionisti, feminine plural resurrezioniste)

resurrezionisti (masculine plural)
resurrezioniste (feminine plural)


verbita

verbita m or f by sense (masculine plural verbiti, feminine plural verbite)

verbiti (masculine plural)
verbite (feminine plural)

Verbite (missionary of the Society of the Divine Word)


melzese

melzese m or f by sense (plural melzesi)


Lini

Patronymic surname from the personal name Lino.


lionese

lionese m or f by sense (plural lionesi)


sannicolese

sannicolese m or f by sense (plural sannicolesi)

native or inhabitant of San Nicola or San Nicolò (any of several places with these names)


Russo

From the Sicilian surname Russu, from russu (“redhead”). Doublet of Italian Rossi.

a surname; the second most popular surname in Italy


Coppola

Borrowed from Sicilian còppula (“coppola cap”), a metonymic occupational surname for a hatter.


antiriduzionista

it-noun

antiriduzionista m or f by sense (masculine plural antiriduzionisti, feminine plural antiriduzioniste)

antiriduzionisti (masculine plural)
antiriduzioniste (feminine plural)


fisicalista

fisicalista m or f by sense (masculine plural fisicalisti, feminine plural fisicaliste)

fisicalisti (masculine plural)
fisicaliste (feminine plural)


lizzanese

lizzanese m or f by sense (plural lizzanesi)


rossiglionese

rossiglionese m or f by sense (plural rossiglionesi)


santongese

santongese m or f by sense (plural santongesi)


valenzanese

valenzanese m or f by sense (plural valenzanesi)


lamonese

lamonese m or f by sense (plural lamonesi)


marconese

marconese m or f by sense (plural marconesi)


pisticcese

pisticcese m or f by sense (plural pisticcesi)


centotrentasettenne

centotrentasettenne m or f by sense (plural centotrentasettenni)


sputafuoco

Verb-object compound, composed of sputa (“to spit”) + fuoco (“fire”).


Montalto

From monte (“mountain”) + alto (“high”).

Montalto delle Marche
w:it:Montalto delle Marche

Montalto di Castro
w:it:Montalto di Castro


'ndranghetista

it-noun

'ndranghetista m or f by sense (masculine plural 'ndranghetisti, feminine plural 'ndranghetiste)

'ndranghetisti (masculine plural)
'ndranghetiste (feminine plural)

From 'ndrangheta (a criminal organization) + -ista (“-ist”, suffix denoting a particular role).


giudicariese

it-noun

giudicariese m or f by sense (plural giudicariesi)


alcamese

alcamese m or f by sense (plural alcamesi)


favignanese

favignanese m or f by sense (plural favignanesi)


marsalese

marsalese m or f by sense (plural marsalesi)


mascalese

mascalese m or f by sense (plural mascalesi)


Mascali

a surname transferred from the place name


megarese

megarese m or f by sense (plural megaresi)


monrealese

monrealese m or f by sense (plural monrealesi)


istanbuliota

istanbuliota m or f by sense (masculine plural istanbulioti, feminine plural istanbuliote)

istanbulioti (masculine plural)
istanbuliote (feminine plural)

Istanbulite (native or inhabitant of Istanbul)


termolese

termolese m or f by sense (plural termolesi)


Sturla

the name of two rivers that flow in Liguria


accattamori

accattamori m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of accatta (“to look for (pejorative)”) + amori (“love(s)”).


Patella

From patella (“limpet”), hence either a metonymic occupational surname for someone who collected shell fish, or a nickname for a tenacious or withdrawn person.


accattapane

it-noun

accattapane m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of accatta (“to beg for”) + pane (“bread”).


acchiappanuvoli

it-noun

acchiappanuvoli m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of acchiappa (“to catch”) + nuvoli (“clouds (regional or literary)”).

it-verb-obj

nuvolo<t:clouds (regional or literary)><pl:1>


acontista

it-noun

acontista m or f by sense (masculine plural acontisti, feminine plural acontiste)

acontisti (masculine plural)
acontiste (feminine plural)

archer (soldier armed with darts or arrows)


afrikander

afrikaner (alternative)
africander (alternative)


Durazzo

From Latin Dyrrhachium, from Ancient Greek Δυρράχιον (Durrhákhion). Presumably borrowed through Venetan.


aglabita

aglabita m or f by sense (masculine plural aglabiti, feminine plural aglabite)

aglabiti (masculine plural)
aglabite (feminine plural)
aghlabita (alternative)


alfista

alfista m or f by sense (masculine plural alfisti, feminine plural alfiste)

alfisti (masculine plural)
alfiste (feminine plural)

a driver of an Alfa Romeo motorcar, or a collector of such cars


lipedema

lipedemi (plural)
lipoedema (alternative)


almanacchista

almanacchista m or f by sense (masculine plural almanacchisti, feminine plural almanacchiste)

almanacchisti (masculine plural)
almanacchiste (feminine plural)


alzavalvola

Verb-object compound, composed of alza (“to raise”) + valvola (“valve”).


ambientista

it-noun

ambientista m or f by sense (masculine plural ambientisti, feminine plural ambientiste)

ambientisti (masculine plural)
ambientiste (feminine plural)


anguipede

anguipede m or f by sense (plural anguipedi)


anomalista

anomalista m or f by sense (masculine plural anomalisti, feminine plural anomaliste)

anomalisti (masculine plural)
anomaliste (feminine plural)


Carlomagno

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nl

Alternative form of Carlo Magno: Charlemagne


antipodista

it-noun

antipodista m or f by sense (masculine plural antipodisti, feminine plural antipodiste)

antipodisti (masculine plural)
antipodiste (feminine plural)


aperturista

aperturista m or f by sense (masculine plural aperturisti, feminine plural aperturiste)

aperturisti (masculine plural)
aperturiste (feminine plural)

a politician who tends to employ aperturismo


apostema

apostema m or f (masculine plural apostemi, feminine plural aposteme)

apostemi (masculine plural)
aposteme (feminine plural)


giochi d'acqua

a fountain with moving jets of water (that splash people)


appendicista

appendicista m or f by sense (masculine plural appendicisti, feminine plural appendiciste)

appendicisti (masculine plural)
appendiciste (feminine plural)


apripalco

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

it-verb-obj

(music) support act, opening act (singer or group that opens the show before the main attraction)


aquilonista

it-noun

aquilonista m or f by sense (masculine plural aquilonisti, feminine plural aquiloniste)

aquilonisti (masculine plural)
aquiloniste (feminine plural)


aquinate

aquinate m or f by sense (plural aquinati)


arteterapeuta

arteterapeuta m or f by sense (masculine plural arteterapeuti, feminine plural arteterapeute)

arteterapeuti (masculine plural)
arteterapeute (feminine plural)


ascensionista

ascensionista m or f by sense (masculine plural ascensionisti, feminine plural ascensioniste)

ascensionisti (masculine plural)
ascensioniste (feminine plural)


assisiate

assisiate m or f by sense (plural assisiati)


astrocartomante

astrocartomante m or f by sense (plural astrocartomanti)

practitioner of astrology and cartomancy


astrocita

astrociti (plural)
astrocito (alternative)


astromante

astromante m or f by sense (plural astromanti)


attesista

attesista m or f by sense (masculine plural attesisti, feminine plural attesiste)

attesisti (masculine plural)
attesiste (feminine plural)


attualista

attualista m or f by sense (masculine plural attualisti, feminine plural attualiste)

attualisti (masculine plural)
attualiste (feminine plural)


aumentista

aumentista m or f by sense (masculine plural aumentisti, feminine plural aumentiste)

aumentisti (masculine plural)
aumentiste (feminine plural)


austriacante

austriacante m or f by sense (plural austriacanti)

a collaborator with Austria during the Italian risorgimento


aventinista

aventinista m or f by sense (masculine plural aventinisti, feminine plural aventiniste)

aventinisti (masculine plural)
aventiniste (feminine plural)


avventurista

avventurista m or f by sense (masculine plural avventuristi, feminine plural avventuriste)

avventuristi (masculine plural)
avventuriste (feminine plural)


babycriminale

babycriminale m or f by sense (plural babycriminali)

babycriminali (plural)
baby-criminale (alternative)

a young child criminal, especially one exploited by adults


quadrifarmaco

quadrifarmaco m (plural quadrifarmaci or (less common) quadrifarmachi)

quadrifarmaci (plural)
quadrifarmachi (plural uncommon)

Don't fear god,

Don't worry about death;

What is good is easy to get, and

What is terrible is easy to endure


quarantunista

quarantunista m or f by sense (masculine plural quarantunisti, feminine plural quarantuniste)

quarantunisti (masculine plural)
quarantuniste (feminine plural)


quaresimalista

quaresimalista m or f by sense (masculine plural quaresimalisti, feminine plural quaresimaliste)

quaresimalisti (masculine plural)
quaresimaliste (feminine plural)


quartettista

quartettista m or f by sense (masculine plural quartettisti, feminine plural quartettiste)

quartettisti (masculine plural)
quartettiste (feminine plural)

(music) a person who composes or performs quartets


querelomane

querelomane m or f by sense (plural querelomani)


quirinalista

quirinalista m or f by sense (masculine plural quirinalisti, feminine plural quirinaliste)

quirinalisti (masculine plural)
quirinaliste (feminine plural)

From Quirinal(e) (“Quirinal”) + -ista (“-ist”, suffix denoting a particular role).

suffix

a journalist who specializes in the politics of the President of the Italian Republic


zappacavallo

a horse-drawn hoe or similar weeding machine


zdanovista

it-noun

zdanovista m or f by sense (masculine plural zdanovisti, feminine plural zdanoviste)

zdanovisti (masculine plural)
zdanoviste (feminine plural)


zonista

zonista m or f by sense (masculine plural zonisti, feminine plural zoniste)

zonisti (masculine plural)
zoniste (feminine plural)

(sports, especially soccer) a player who plays most often in a particular position


zootomista

zootomista m or f by sense (masculine plural zootomisti, feminine plural zootomiste)

zootomisti (masculine plural)
zootomiste (feminine plural)


ulisside

ulisside m or f by sense (plural ulissidi)

adventurer (adventurous and daring person)


ussoricida

ussoricida m or f by sense (masculine plural ussoricidi, feminine plural ussoricide)

ussoricidi (masculine plural)
ussoricide (feminine plural)


utilista

utilista m or f by sense (masculine plural utilisti, feminine plural utiliste)

utilisti (masculine plural)
utiliste (feminine plural)


utraquista

utraquista m or f by sense (masculine plural utraquisti, feminine plural utraquiste)

utraquisti (masculine plural)
utraquiste (feminine plural)


nagra

a portable tape recorder, typically used by journalists


naibi

Uncertain, but likely ultimately from Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib, “deputy”), the second-highest court card in the Mamluk deck. Cognate with Catalan naip and its Portuguese and Spanish derivative naipe.

(by extension, archaic) any playing cards


napoli

After Napoli (“Naples”).
In sense 1, compare Piedmontese nàpoli.

(northern Italy, derogatory) Neapolitan (native or inhabitant of Naples)


narbonese

narbonese m or f by sense (plural narbonesi)


narcomane

narcomane m or f by sense (plural narcomani)


narcoterrorista

narcoterrorista m or f by sense (masculine plural narcoterroristi, feminine plural narcoterroriste)

narcoterroristi (masculine plural)
narcoterroriste (feminine plural)

From narco- + terrorista or narcoterrorismo + -ista.


natalista

natalista m or f by sense (masculine plural natalisti, feminine plural nataliste)

natalisti (masculine plural)
nataliste (feminine plural)

advocate for an increase in the birth rate; natalist


navarca

(nautical) master (of a ship), commodore (of a fleet)


navimodellista

navimodellista m or f by sense (masculine plural navimodellisti, feminine plural navimodelliste)

navimodellisti (masculine plural)
navimodelliste (feminine plural)


nefrocarcinoma

nefrocarcinoma m (plural nefrocarcinomi)


neocentrista

neocentrista m or f by sense (masculine plural neocentristi, feminine plural neocentriste)

neocentristi (masculine plural)
neocentriste (feminine plural)


neodadaista

neodadaista m or f by sense (masculine plural neodadaisti, feminine plural neodadaiste)

neodadaisti (masculine plural)
neodadaiste (feminine plural)


neolatinista

neolatinista m or f by sense (masculine plural neolatinisti, feminine plural neolatiniste)

neolatinisti (masculine plural)
neolatiniste (feminine plural)


neoluddista

neoluddista m or f by sense (masculine plural neoluddisti, feminine plural neoluddiste)

neoluddisti (masculine plural)
neoluddiste (feminine plural)


neonista

neonista m or f by sense (masculine plural neonisti, feminine plural neoniste)

neonisti (masculine plural)
neoniste (feminine plural)


neopurista

neopurista m or f by sense (masculine plural neopuristi, feminine plural neopuriste)

neopuristi (masculine plural)
neopuriste (feminine plural)


neostoma

(surgery) the aperture formed by neostomy


neoteri

the classical neoteric poets, or modern poets who use the same style


neotomista

neotomista m or f by sense (masculine plural neotomisti, feminine plural neotomiste)

neotomisti (masculine plural)
neotomiste (feminine plural)


neoverista

neoverista m or f by sense (masculine plural neoveristi, feminine plural neoveriste)

neoveristi (masculine plural)
neoveriste (feminine plural)


nettacessi

Verb-object compound, composed of netta (“to clean (literary)”) + cessi (“toilets”).


nicodemita

it-noun

nicodemita m or f by sense (masculine plural nicodemiti, feminine plural nicodemite)

nicodemiti (masculine plural)
nicodemite (feminine plural)


nicolaita

nicolaita m or f by sense (masculine plural nicolaiti, feminine plural nicolaite)

nicolaiti (masculine plural)
nicolaite (feminine plural)


noachide

noachide m or f by sense (plural noachidi)


normalista

normalista m or f by sense (masculine plural normalisti, feminine plural normaliste)

normalisti (masculine plural)
normaliste (feminine plural)

student of the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa


nottante

nottante m or f by sense (plural nottanti)


nottolone

nottolone m or f by sense (plural nottoloni)

(figurative, Tuscan) someone who in some way resembles the bat


nottolone

From notte + -olo (diminutive suffix) + -one (augmentative suffix), influenced by Etymology 1.


nozionista

it-noun

nozionista m or f by sense (masculine plural nozionisti, feminine plural nozioniste)

nozionisti (masculine plural)
nozioniste (feminine plural)

a teacher or student who teaches/learns by rote


nullista

nullista m or f by sense (masculine plural nullisti, feminine plural nulliste)

nullisti (masculine plural)
nulliste (feminine plural)


nuovaiorchese

nuovaiorchese m or f by sense (plural nuovaiorchesi)


ocarinista

ocarinista m or f by sense (masculine plural ocarinisti, feminine plural ocariniste)

ocarinisti (masculine plural)
ocariniste (feminine plural)


occamista

occamista m or f by sense (masculine plural occamisti, feminine plural occamiste)

occamisti (masculine plural)
occamiste (feminine plural)


odessita

odessita m or f by sense (masculine plural odessiti, feminine plural odessite)

odessiti (masculine plural)
odessite (feminine plural)


oftalmoiatra

oftalmoiatra m or f by sense (masculine plural oftalmoiatri, feminine plural oftalmoiatre)

oftalmoiatri (masculine plural)
oftalmoiatre (feminine plural)


omelista

omelista m or f by sense (masculine plural omelisti, feminine plural omeliste)

omelisti (masculine plural)
omeliste (feminine plural)


omeopatista

omeopatista m or f by sense (masculine plural omeopatisti, feminine plural omeopatiste)

omeopatisti (masculine plural)
omeopatiste (feminine plural)


omileta

omileta m or f by sense (masculine plural omileti, feminine plural omilete)

omileti (masculine plural)
omilete (feminine plural)


omofiscale

omofiscale m or f by sense (plural omofiscali)

a person who has been wrongly assigned the same tax ID as another


oncocita

oncociti (plural)
oncocito (alternative)


organicista

organicista m or f by sense (masculine plural organicisti, feminine plural organiciste)

organicisti (masculine plural)
organiciste (feminine plural)


orgiasta

orgiasta m or f by sense (masculine plural orgiasti, feminine plural orgiaste)

orgiasti (masculine plural)
orgiaste (feminine plural)


oristanese

oristanese m or f by sense (plural oristanesi)


ornatista

ornatista m or f by sense (masculine plural ornatisti, feminine plural ornatiste)

ornatisti (masculine plural)
ornatiste (feminine plural)


ortopantomogramma

ortopantomogramma m (plural ortopantomogrammi)


ortovivaista

ortovivaista m or f by sense (masculine plural ortovivaisti, feminine plural ortovivaiste)

ortovivaisti (masculine plural)
ortovivaiste (feminine plural)

nurseryman, nurserywoman (person who tends plants in a nursery)


ostiense

ostiense m or f by sense (plural ostiensi)


vacuista

vacuista m or f by sense (masculine plural vacuisti, feminine plural vacuiste)

vacuisti (masculine plural)
vacuiste (feminine plural)


vacuoma

a complex of vacuoles that form in the cytoplasm of a cell


vangelista

vangelisti (plural)
Vangelista (alternative)

Di voi pastor s’accorse il Vangelista,
quando colei che siede sopra l’acque
puttaneggiar coi regi a lui fu vista

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XIX”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 106–108; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

The Evangelist you Pastors had in mind, when she who sitteth upon many waters to fornicate with kings by him was seen

(archaic) Alternative form of evangelista


Coco

From the Sicilian surname Cocu, from Sicilian cocu (“cook”).


Alvino

From a variant of the personal name Albino.


radiodilettante

radiodilettante m or f by sense (plural radiodilettanti)


babydelinquente

babydelinquente m or f by sense (plural babydelinquenti)


variantista

variantista m or f by sense (masculine plural variantisti, feminine plural variantiste)

variantisti (masculine plural)
variantiste (feminine plural)

a philologist who specializes in the variants of a text


vendifrottole

vendifrottole m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of vendi (“to sell”) + frottole (“lies”).


Aristarco

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρίσταρχος (Arístarkhos).

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a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Aristarchus


Aristarco

a surname transferred from the given name


ventilatorista

it-noun

ventilatorista m or f by sense (masculine plural ventilatoristi, feminine plural ventilatoriste)

ventilatoristi (masculine plural)
ventilatoriste (feminine plural)


ventralista

ventralista m or f by sense (masculine plural ventralisti, feminine plural ventraliste)

ventralisti (masculine plural)
ventraliste (feminine plural)

(sports) a high jumper who uses the old "belly-down" (either straddle or Western roll) technique


verricellista

verricellista m or f by sense (masculine plural verricellisti, feminine plural verricelliste)

verricellisti (masculine plural)
verricelliste (feminine plural)


Quarto

Italian spelling alphabet
Appendix:Italian spelling alphabet

the letter Q in the Italian spelling alphabet


quartese

quartese m or f by sense (plural quartesi)

native or inhabitant of Quarto (Italian municipality in Campania)


vetrocementista

vetrocementista m or f by sense (masculine plural vetrocementisti, feminine plural vetrocementiste)

vetrocementisti (masculine plural)
vetrocementiste (feminine plural)


Cafarnao

From Late Latin Capharnaum, from Ancient Greek Καπερναούμ (Kapernaoúm), from Biblical Hebrew כְּפַר נַחוּם (Kfar Nahum).

uder

כְּפַר נַחוּם

Capernaum, the biblical town in Galilee, archaeological site


Parisi

From the personal name Parisio, a variant of Paride.


Gonzaga

→ English: Gonzaga

→ Spanish: Gonzaga

→ English: Gonzaga

→ Portuguese: Gonzaga

→ Cebuano: Gonzaga

→ English: Gonzaga

→ Tagalog: Gonzaga

→ English: Gonzaga

→ Portuguese: Gonzaga

→ English: Gonzaga

a habitational surname, named for the town


Cerrito

Topographic surname, from Sicilian cirritu (“Turkey oak grove”); compare cerreto.


muralista

it-noun

muralista m or f by sense (masculine plural muralisti, feminine plural muraliste)

muralisti (masculine plural)
muraliste (feminine plural)


Pigafetta

Antonio Pigafetta, Italian scholar and explorer


ducatista

ducatista m or f by sense (masculine plural ducatisti, feminine plural ducatiste)

ducatisti (masculine plural)
ducatiste (feminine plural)

a motorcyclist who rides a Ducati (in competitions)


Ducati

From ducato.
* (company): Named after the company founder, Antonio Cavalieri Ducati.


Sona

a surname transferred from the place name


Piccolo

A nickname from piccolo (“small, little”).


Nazianzo

Borrowed from Late Latin Nazianzus, from Ancient Greek Ναζιανζός (Nazianzós).

(historical) Nazianzus (an ancient town in Cappadocia, in modern Turkey; modern Nenezigözü)


wimpzilla

Unadapted borrowing from English wimpzilla.


videoartista

it-noun

videoartista m or f by sense (masculine plural videoartisti, feminine plural videoartiste)

videoartisti (masculine plural)
videoartiste (feminine plural)


videogiornalista

videogiornalista m or f by sense (masculine plural videogiornalisti, feminine plural videogiornaliste)

videogiornalisti (masculine plural)
videogiornaliste (feminine plural)


videopirata

video pirate (person who makes/sells illegal copies of videos, DVDs etc.)


videoreporter

videoreporter m or f by sense (invariable)

TV reporter (especially one working alone, with mobile equipment)


quirinali

From Latin Quirīnālia (literally “[things or matters] pertaining to Quirinus”).

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􂀿things or matters􂁀 pertaining to Quirinus

(historical, Ancient Rome) a festival dedicated to the deity Quirinus, celebrated annually on Februaury 17ᵗʰ


Mori

Borrowed from Japanese 森 (Mori) or 毛利 (Mōri).


ventimigliese

it-noun

ventimigliese m or f by sense (plural ventimigliesi)


Torricelli

English: Torricelli

Most likely from Italian meaning little tower:[[torre]] for tower and diminutive suffix [[cello]] in the plural.

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Evangelista Torricelli, Italian scientist


Schiaparelli

English: Schiaparelli

Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer


Agnesi

Matronymic surname from the personal name Agnese.


Fo

winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature


Golgi

Camillo Golgi, Italian scientist, winner of the 1906 Nobel Prize in Medicine


Redi

Francesco Redi, Italian scientist


Gadda

Carlo Emilio Gadda, Italian writer


Lussu

Emilio Lussu, Italian politician, soldier and writer


Venditti

Antonello Venditti, Italian singer and songwriter


Cignaroli

Giambettino Cignaroli, Italian painter


Vezzali

Valentina Vezzali, Italian fencer


Galiazzo

A variant of the personal name Galeazzo.


Errigo

Arianna Errigo, Italian fencer


De Chirico

Giorgio De Chirico, Italian painter


Boccioni

Umberto Boccioni, Italian painter


Balla

Originally a nickname meaning "rascal," from balosso (“dumb, stupid, harebrained”).

Giacomo Balla, Italian painter


Mancini

From mancino (“left-handed”), derived from manco (“imperfect, maimed”).


Santoro

From Latin (fēstum omnium) sānctōrum (“All Saints Day, feast of all saints”)


De Santis

English: DeSantis


Scialpi

Giovanni Scialpi, Italian actor and singer


Conte

Antonio Conte, Italian football/soccer trainer


Monti

Mario Monti, Italian politician and economist


Bixio

Ligurian bixio (“gray, grey”), now spelled bixo, probably from Vulgar Latin *bysseus, from Latin byssus (“linen”). Compare variants adapted in pronunciation, such as Bisio. Doublet of bigio.

Nino Bixio (1821–1873), Italian patriot


Segni

Habitational surname from Segni in Lazio, from Latin Signia.

Antonio Segni, Italian politician and fourth President of Italy


Saragat

Giuseppe Saragat, Italian politician and fifth President of Italy


Pertini

Sandro Pertini, Italian politician and seventh President of Italy


Scalfaro

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian politician and ninth President of Italy


Napolitano

A habitational surname from Neapolitan napulitano (“Neapolitan”).


Mattarella

Sergio Mattarella, Italian politician and twelfth President of Italy


De Nicola

Enrico De Nicola, Italian politician and first President of Italy


Roncalli

Giuseppe Angelo Roncalli, Italian pope (John XXIII)


Silvestri

→ English: Silvestri

Daniele Silvestri, an Italian singer


Mantegna

Andrea Mantegna, Italian painter


Merisi

Michelangelo Merisi, Italian painter, better known as Caravaggio


Guariento

Guariento di Arpo, Italian painter


Boito

Arrigo Boito, Italian writer


Tartini

Giuseppe Tartini, Italian musician and composer


Duse

Eleonora Duse, Italian actress


Cesarotti

Melchiorre Cesarotti, Italian writer


Littizzetto

Luciana Littizzetto, Italian comedy actress


Cristoforetti

Samantha Cristoforetti, Italian astronaut


Parmitano

Luca Parmitano, Italian astronaut


Mercadante

Occupational surname, from mercadante (“trader”).


Acerbi

Giuseppe Acerbi, Italian naturalist and explorer


Pulci

Luigi Pulci, Italian poet


Majorana

Ettore Majorana, Italian physicist


Segrè

Emilio Segrè (1905–1989), Italian physicist

Alternative form of Segre: a Jewish surname


Pontecorvo

Morphologically from ponte (“bridge”) + corvo (“crow”), but the second element is just a corruption of the original word curvo (“curved, bent”).


Zichichi

Antonino Zichichi, Italian physician


Curiel

Eugenio Curiel, Italian patriot and physician


Ovadia

From Hebrew עובדיה (“servant of Yahweh”).

Moni Ovadia, Italian actor, writer and theatrical author


Almagià

Roberto Almagià, Italian naturalist and explorer


Foà

Arnoldo Foà, Italian actor and film director


Lerner

Gad Lerner, Italian journalist and anchorman


Mimun

Clemente Mimun, Italian journalist


Modiano

Sami Modiano, Italian writer


Pincherle

Salvatore Pincherle, Italian mathematician


Treves

Emilio Treves, Italian journalist and editor


Greggio

Ezio Greggio, Italian anchorman and comedian


Bonolis

Paolo Bonolis, Italian anchorman and comedian


Venier

Borrowed from Venetan Venier, probably from Latin Venerius, a given name from that of the goddess Venus (whence Venere). Doublet of Venerio.

Mara Venier (born 1950), Italian actress and television presenter


Moneta

Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian journalist and patriot


Tremonti

Giulio Tremonti, Italian politician


Natta

Giulio Natta, Italian chemist


Galvani

Luigi Galvani, Italian physician and anatomist


Murri

Augusto Murri, Italian doctor


Casini

Pier Ferdinando Casini, Italian politician


Collina

Pierluigi Collina, Italian football/soccer referee


Mennea

Pietro Mennea, Italian athlete


Abbagnale

Giuseppe Abbagnale, Italian rower


Chechi

Jury Chechi, Italian gymnast


D'Inzeo

Raimondo D'Inzeo, Italian athlete


Dibiasi

Klaus Dibiasi, Italian diver


Cagnotto

Tania Cagnotto, Italian diver


Dallapé

Francesca Dallapé, Italian diver


Trillini

Giovanna Trillini, Italian fencer


Satriani

Joe Satriani, American guitarist of Italian descent


Bellucci

Monica Bellucci, Italian actress


Dossi

Carlo Dossi, Italian writer


Tarchetti

Iginio Ugo Tarchetti, Italian writer


Serao

Matilde Serao, Italian writer


Tozzi

Federigo Tozzi, Italian writer


Capuana

Luigi Capuana, Italian writer


Luzi

Mario Luzi, Italian writer


Gozzano

Guido Gozzano, Italian poet


Marrone

Tito Marrone, Italian poet


Marinetti

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Italian writer and poet


Soffici

Ardengo Soffici, Italian writer and poet


Depero

Fortunato Depero, Italian painter and sculptor


Sanguineti

Edoardo Sanguineti, Italian writer and poet


Altamura

From alta ("high") + mura ("city walls").


Manfredonia

From Manfredi (“a male given name”) + -onia (suffix forming place names), after Manfred, King of Sicily who founded the city in 1256 after the distruction of Sipontum.


tranese

it-noun

tranese m or f by sense (plural tranesi)


biscegliese

biscegliese m or f by sense (plural biscegliesi)


bagherese

bagherese m or f by sense (plural bagheresi)


porticese

porticese m or f by sense (plural porticesi)


moncalierese

moncalierese m or f by sense (plural moncalieresi)


folignate

folignate m or f by sense (plural folignati)


vigevanese

vigevanese m or f by sense (plural vigevanesi)


afragolese

afragolese m or f by sense (plural afragolesi)


molfettese

molfettese m or f by sense (plural molfettesi)


Collegno

From Piedmontese Colègn, from Latin collēgium (“corporation, company”). Doublet of collegio, a borrowing from Latin.


collegnese

it-noun

collegnese m or f by sense (plural collegnesi)


rhodense

rhodense m or f by sense (plural rhodensi)


scandiccese

scandiccese m or f by sense (plural scandiccesi)


battipagliese

battipagliese m or f by sense (plural battipagliesi)


Scafati

From Latin scapha ("skiff"), because lots of these boats were used to navigate the near river Sarno.


scafatese

scafatese m or f by sense (plural scafatesi)


gallaratese

gallaratese m or f by sense (plural gallaratesi)


civitavecchiese

civitavecchiese m or f by sense (plural civitavecchiesi)


sacilese

sacilese m or f by sense (plural sacilesi)


Modica

Borrowed from Sicilian Mòdica, from Latin Motyca.


Meduna

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia#English


Agogna

a river that flows in Piedmont and Lombardy


Panaro

Metonymic occupational surname for a baker, from Latin panarium (“bread basket”).


Naro

Disputed. Theorized origins include:
* Ancient Greek ναρόν (narón, “current”)
* Ancient Greek νηρόν (nērón) / νερόν (nerón), both meaning "water"
* Arabic نَهَر (nahar, “river”)


Imera

From Latin Himera, from Ancient Greek Ἱμέρα (Himéra).


Renzi

Originally a plural of Renzo, a diminutive of the male given name Lorenzo (“Lawrence”).

Matteo Renzi (born 1975), Italian politician


Letta

Enrico Letta, Italian politician


Mogherini

English: Mogherini


Bonino

Emma Bonino, Italian politician


Aru

Fabio Aru, Italian cyclist


Fornaciari

Adelmo Fornaciari, Italian singer


Poerio

Alessandro Poerio, Italian patriot and poet


Sauro

Nazario Sauro, Italian patriot


Oberdan

Guglielmo Oberdan, Italian patriot


Salata

Francesco Salata, Italian politician


Combi

Carlo Combi, Italian patriot


Spinelli

Altiero Spinelli, Italian politician and writer


Zermagna

The river Zrmanja that flows in Croatia.


De Amicis

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Edmondo De Amicis, Italian writer


Fogazzaro

Antonio Fogazzaro, Italian writer


Turati

Filippo Turati, Italian politician


Collodi

Carlo Collodi, Italian writer


Rapisardi

Mario Rapisardi, Italian poet


D'Acquisto

Salvo D'Acquisto, Italian policeman and martyr


Vergerio

Perhaps originally a patronymic surname from a variant of the personal name Virgilio.


Carpaccio

Vittore Carpaccio, Italian painter


Santorio

Santorio Santorio, Italian physiologist


Ferragamo

Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian designer


Biagiotti

From the plural of Biagio (“Blaise”) + -otto (diminutive suffix), a surname derived from Biagio.

affix

Laura Biagiotti, Italian designer


Fiorucci

Elio Fiorucci, Italian designer


Gabbana

Stefano Gabbana, Italian designer


Gucci

English: gucci, Gucci

A variant of the Old Italian name Uguccione, a diminutive meliorative form of Ugo through the suffix -uccio, found primarily in Tuscany.

Guccio Gucci, Italian designer


Missoni

Ottavio Missoni, Italian designer


Moschino

Franco Moschino, Italian designer


Prada

Miuccia Prada, Italian designer


Pucci

Emilio Pucci, Italian designer


Tacchini

Sergio Tacchini, Italian designer


Trussardi

Nicola Trussardi, Italian designer


Boaga

Giovanni Boaga, Italian mathematician


Desio

Ardito Desio, Italian explorer


Impastato

→ English: Impastato

Borrowed from Sicilian mpastatu (“kneaded”), probably used as a nickname.


Chinnici

Rocco Chinnici, Italian Antimafia magistrate


Puglisi

Pino Puglisi, Italian priest who challenged the Mafia


rovignese

it-noun

rovignese m or f by sense (plural rovignesi)


umaghese

umaghese m or f by sense (plural umaghesi)


albonese

albonese m or f by sense (plural albonesi)


ostunese

ostunese m or f by sense (plural ostunesi)


Crispi

Francesco Crispi, Italian politician


Salandra

Antonio Salandra, Italian politician


Rosselli

Carlo Rosselli, Italian politician


Parri

Ferruccio Parri, Italian politician


La Malfa

Ugo La Malfa, Italian politician


Salvemini

Gaetano Salvemini, Italian politician


Abatantuono

Diego Abatantuono, Italian actor


Bongiorno

Mike Bongiorno, Italian television host


Veltroni

Walter Veltroni, Italian politician


La Pira

Giorgio La Pira, Italian politician


Vianello

Raimondo Vianello, Italian actor and television host


Mondaini

Sandra Mondaini, Italian actress and television host


Fracci

Carla Fracci, Italian ballet dancer


terracinese

terracinese m or f by sense (plural terracinesi)


Argirocastro

From Byzantine Greek Αργυρόκαστρο (Argurókastro).

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Αργυρόκαστρο


minturnese

it-noun

minturnese m or f by sense (plural minturnesi)


usticese

usticese m or f by sense (plural usticesi)


Procida

From Latin Prochyta, from Ancient Greek Προχύτη (Prokhútē).


riccionese

riccionese m or f by sense (plural riccionesi)


Loreto

A town in Ancona, Marche, Italy, famous for its sanctuary


Mera

a river that flows in Switzerland and Lombardy


Boiana

the river Bojana that flows between Albania and Montenegro


milazzese

milazzese m or f by sense (plural milazzesi)


taorminese

taorminese m or f by sense (plural taorminesi)


Tornatore

Occupational surname for a turner, from tornio (“lathe”).

Giuseppe Tornatore, Italian film director


Gullotta

Leo Gullotta, Italian actor


De Nittis

Giuseppe De Nittis, Italian painter


Fattori

Giovanni Fattori, Italian painter


Corcos

Vittorio Matteo Corcos, Italian painter


Tommaseo

Niccolò Tommaseo, Italian linguist and writer


Ammaniti

Niccolò Ammaniti, Italian writer


Bajamonti

Antonio Bajamonti, Italian politician


Luxardo

Franco Luxardo, Italian entrepreneur


vincisgrassi

(cooking) a type of lasagne from Le Marche (seven layers of flat pasta, meat sauce called ragù and Béchamel sauce with a lot of nutmeg)


vincolista

vincolista m or f by sense (masculine plural vincolisti, feminine plural vincoliste)

vincolisti (masculine plural)
vincoliste (feminine plural)

(economics) an advocate of a regulated or an interventionist economy


sarzanese

sarzanese m or f by sense (plural sarzanesi)


virginalista

virginalista m or f by sense (masculine plural virginalisti, feminine plural virginaliste)

virginalisti (masculine plural)
virginaliste (feminine plural)


virginia

a cigar with a thin straw that can be removed before lighting, originally made of Virginia tobacco


virginia

(relational) from Virginia (of tobacco or cigars)


visnuita

visnuita m or f by sense (masculine plural visnuiti, feminine plural visnuite)

visnuiti (masculine plural)
visnuite (feminine plural)


visurista

visurista m or f by sense (masculine plural visuristi, feminine plural visuriste)

visuristi (masculine plural)
visuriste (feminine plural)


Piombino

Probably from Latin Populinum, diminutive form of Populonia, the near Etruscan city.


chivassese

chivassese m or f by sense (plural chivassesi)


narnese

narnese m or f by sense (plural narnesi)


tuscanese

tuscanese m or f by sense (plural tuscanesi)


adriese

adriese m or f by sense (plural adriesi)


Scarpanto

From Ancient Greek Κάρπαθος (Kárpathos).


Panatta

Adriano Panatta, Italian tennist player


Pietrangeli

Nicola Pietrangeli, Italian tennist player


Pennetta

Flavia Pennetta, Italian tennist player


Schiavone

Francesca Schiavone, Italian tennis player


vocabulista

vocabulista m or f by sense (masculine plural vocabulisti, feminine plural vocabuliste)

vocabulisti (masculine plural)
vocabuliste (feminine plural)


Castelrosso

From castello (“castle”) + rosso (“red”), “red castle”. Compare Catalan Castellroig, Greek Καστελλόριζο (Kastellórizo) and Piedmontese Castelross.

cog

Καστελλόριζο

Kastellorizo, Castellorizo (an island in Greece)

A village and frazione of Chivasso, Piedmont


votacessi

Verb-object compound, composed of vota (“to empty, to drain (Tuscan)”) + cessi (“toilets”).


vuotacessi

Verb-object compound, composed of vuota (“to empty, to drain”) + cessi (“toilets”).


forsempronese

it-noun

forsempronese m or f by sense (plural forsempronesi)


matelicese

matelicese m or f by sense (plural matelicesi)


bevanate

bevanate m or f by sense (plural bevanati)


bettonese

bettonese m or f by sense (plural bettonesi)


Dobbiaco

A town in Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy


dobbiacense

dobbiacense m or f by sense (plural dobbiacensi)


Infantino

From Infante (“a surname”) + -ino (diminutive suffix).


Strona

name of various rivers, which flow in Piedmont


Noto

Borrowed from Sicilian Notu, from Latin Nētum, from Ancient Greek Νέητον (Néēton).


avolese

it-noun

avolese m or f by sense (plural avolesi)


Licata

a surname transferred from the place name


licatese

licatese m or f by sense (plural licatesi)


Gornalunga

Italianized after Sicilian Gurnalonga, from gurna (small body of water) + longa (long).


Tarvisio

Tarvisio (a town in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy)


Voghera

From Latin Vicus Iriae, from the previous name Iria. Borrowed via Lombard.


vogherese

it-noun

vogherese m or f by sense (plural vogheresi)


lentinese

lentinese m or f by sense (plural lentinesi)


diritti animali

diritti degli animali
diritti degli animali#Italian

Alternative form of diritti degli animali


diritti degli animali

diritti degli animali m pl (plural only)


labbro leporino

labbro leporino m (plural labbri leporini or labbra leporine f)

labbri leporini (plural)
labbra leporine (feminine plural)


lambrettista

lambrettista m or f by sense (masculine plural lambrettisti, feminine plural lambrettiste)

lambrettisti (masculine plural)
lambrettiste (feminine plural)


Dakota del Sud

South Dakota (a state of the United States)


Dakota del Nord

North Dakota (a state of the United States)


faroense

faroense m or f by sense (plural faroensi)

faroensi (plural)
faroese (alternative)
feroese (alternative)

Faroe Islander (person from the Faroe Islands)


Cassini

English: Cassini

French: Cassini

Patronymic/plural form of a diminutive of Cassio. Compare Cassina, Cassino, Cassine.


Mariani

Patronymic surname from the personal name Mariano.


sistema circolatorio

sistema circolatorio m (plural sistemi circolatori)


locrese

locrese m or f by sense (plural locresi)


brussellese

brussellese m or f by sense (plural brussellesi)

brussellesi (plural)
bruxellese (alternative)


assistente sociale

assistente sociale m or f by sense (plural assistenti sociali)


Neroni

English: Neroni


Lovanio

Louvain (the capital city of the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium)


Chio

English: Chio

Chios (an island in Greece, in the eastern Aegean Sea)


Costa

English: Costa


cassa di risparmio

cassa di risparmio m (plural casse di risparmio)


montagne russe

Calque of French montagnes russes (literally “Russian mountains”), which see for more.


forze dell'ordine

Literally, “forces of the order”. Compare French forces de l’ordre.


Zacinto

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζάκυνθος (Zákunthos).

bor+

(obsolete) Zakynthos (an island in Greece)


solferinese

it-noun

solferinese m or f by sense (plural solferinesi)


baciccia

→ Spanish: bachiche


Campanellino

From campanellino (“bell, small bell”), as an almost literal translation of English Tinkerbell.


mangiarane

Verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + rane (“frogs”).

it-verb-obj

(offensive, ethnic slur) frog, Frenchy (a French person)


Magdeburgo

Magdeburg (the capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)


Raperonzolo

From raperonzolo (“rampion”), as a translation of German Rapunzel.


Portoferraio

→ Armenian: Պորտոֆերաիո (Portoferaio)

desc

По̀ртафера́ё

→ Belarusian: По̀ртафера́ё (Pòrtafjerájo)

→ Bulgarian: Портоферайо (Portoferajo)

→ English: Portoferraio, Porto Ferraio, Porto Ferrajo

→ French: Portoferraio

→ Japanese: ポルトフェッラーイオ (Porutoferrāio)

→ Korean: 포르토페라이오 (Poreutoperaio)

→ Latin: Portus Ferrārius (New Latin)

zh-l

費拉約港／费拉约港 (Fèilāyuē Gǎng)

→ Mandarin: 費拉約港／费拉约港 (Fèilāyuē Gǎng) (partial calque)

→ Persian: پورتوفرایو (portoferâyo)

desc

По̀ртоферра́йо

→ Russian: По̀ртоферра́йо (Pòrtoferrájo)

→ Sicilian: Portufirraiu

По̀ртоферра́йо

→ Ukrainian: По̀ртоферра́йо (Pòrtoferrájo)

From porto (“harbour/harbor”) + ferraio (“that works iron”), literally “iron-working harbour/harbor”, after the numerous ironworks historically present in its territory.

af

Portoferraio (a city and harbour in Elba, Italy)


mosca cieca

Calque of Ancient Greek χαλκῆ μυῖα (khalkê muîa, “brazen fly”) (?).


bimbominkia

it-noun

bimbominkia m (plural bimbiminkia, feminine bimbaminkia)

bimbiminkia (plural)
bimbaminkia (feminine)

First attested in 2007: from bimbo (“kid, baby”) + minkia (the informal Internet spelling of minchia, a vulgar interjection stereotypically associated with teenagers and chatspeak).

compound

the informal Internet spelling of <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">minchia</i>, a vulgar interjection stereotypically associated with teenagers and chatspeak

(neologism, colloquial, derogatory Internet slang, vulgar) a preteen or teenager, specifically one regarded as stupid, immature and annoying


postmarxista

it-noun

postmarxista m or f by sense (masculine plural postmarxisti, feminine plural postmarxiste)

postmarxisti (masculine plural)
postmarxiste (feminine plural)


Comboni

Daniele Comboni, Italian missionary


Olinto

From Latin Olynthus, from Ancient Greek Ὄλυνθος (Ólunthos).

Olynthus (an ancient city in Chalcidice, modern Chalkidiki, Greece)


stivali delle sette leghe

stivali delle sette leghe m pl (plural only)

(folklore, fairy tale) seven-league boots (boots enabling to cross seven leagues at one stride)


Aliarto

From Latin Haliartus, from Ancient Greek Ἁλίαρτος (Halíartos).


Carnera

Primo Carnera, Italian boxer


Amorgo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμοργός (Amorgós).


Arafat

Transliteration of Arabic عَرَفَات (ʕarafāt).

translit

عَرَفَات عرفات#Arabic

A transliteration of the Arabic surname عَرَفَات (ʕarafāt)


melanzane alla parmigiana

it-noun

melanzane alla parmigiana f pl (plural only)

a southern Italian dish made from aubergines baked with tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese


rosso tiziano

capelli rosso tiziano


Deino

(Greek mythology) Deino, one of the Graeae


Enio

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐνυώ (Enuṓ).

(Greek mythology) Enyo, one of the Graeae


Penfredo

From Ancient Greek Πεμφρεδώ (Pemphredṓ).

(Greek mythology) Pemphredo, one of the Graeae


spaccamaroni

spaccamaroni m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of spacca (“to break”) + maroni (“balls, testicles”), modeled on rompicoglioni.

it-verb-obj

(vulgar) pain in the ass, pain in the arse (person)


blogghista

it-noun

blogghista m or f by sense (masculine plural blogghisti, feminine plural blogghiste)

blogghisti (masculine plural)
blogghiste (feminine plural)


Somma

Habitational surname, from the town of Somma Vesuviana.


Roero

Possibly a Piedmontese derivation (see Roé) from Latin rota (“wheel”), whence also Piedmontese roa and Italian ruota.


Roero

(with the article) An area in Piedmont, Italy, taking its name after the family who ruled it


Priverno

From Latin Prīvernum. Doublet of Piperno, the old name of the town.


Farfa

From Latin Farfarus, another name of the river Fabaris.


trumpista

trumpista m or f by sense (masculine plural trumpisti, feminine plural trumpiste)

trumpisti (masculine plural)
trumpiste (feminine plural)


Lebedo

From Latin Lebedus, from Ancient Greek Λέβεδος (Lébedos).


Livi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Livio.


Eugeni

Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Eugenio.

a surname transferred from the given name


Gorgia

Via Latin Gorgiās from Ancient Greek Γοργίᾱς (Gorgíās).


Basiluzzo

one of the Lipari Islands, in the Tyrrhenian Sea


Sedecia

From Hebrew צִדְקִיָּהוּ.

der

צִדְקִיָּהוּ

Hebrew צִדְקִיָּהוּ


Dardano

From Latin Dardanus, from Ancient Greek Δάρδανος (Dárdanos).


Gianduja

Borrowed from Piedmontese Giandoja, a shortened form for Gioann dla doja (literally “John-o'-the-jug”); akin to Giovanni + de + la + doja (“tankard, beer mug”).

a stock character from the commedia dell'arte depicted as a jovial, wine-drinking peasant from Piedmont, somewhat similar to a Toby jug


gualdo

→? Portuguese: gualdir

From Medieval Latin gualdus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *walþuz.


Eusebi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Eusebio.


cortonese

it-noun

cortonese m or f by sense (plural cortonesi)


Limentra

the name of two rivers that flow in Emilia-Romagna


Pinna

From Latin pinna (“fin; mountain top”). This surname is typically Sardinian.


Nicia

From Latin Nīcias, from Ancient Greek Νικίας (Nikías).


Assoro

From Latin Assōrus, from Ancient Greek Ἄσσωρος (Ássōros).


Gualdo Tadino

From gualdo (“wood, forest”) and Latin Tadinum.


Brescello

Reggio nell'Emilia
Reggio nell'Emilia#English

A town in Reggio nell'Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Rizzo

English: Rizzo

From of a variant of riccio (“curly-haired”).


Palazzo

From palazzo (“palace”), from Latin palātium (“palace, large residence”), from Palātium (“Palatine”), one of the seven hills of Rome.


Zito

A nickname, from zito (“bachelor, unmarried boy”).


Pito

From Latin Pȳthō, from Ancient Greek Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ).


paperopolese

it-noun

paperopolese m or f by sense (plural paperopolesi)

Duckburgian (native or inhabitant of Duckburg)


Regge

Compare the noun reggia (“royal palace, residence”).


Gentileschi

From Gentile (a masculine given name from Latin gentīlis “clansman, kinsman”) + -eschi (plural form of the relation-forming suffix -esco).

(feminine) Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1656), Italian painter

(masculine) Orazio Gentileschi (1563–1639), Italian painter, father of Artemisia


suprematista

suprematista m or f by sense (masculine plural suprematisti, feminine plural suprematiste)

suprematisti (masculine plural)
suprematiste (feminine plural)


transgenere

transgenere m or f by sense (plural transgeneri)


Adinolfi

From the given name Adinolfo, variant of Adolfo.


Anguissola

Sofonisba Anguissola, an Italian paintress


Treglia

From treglia, Southern Italian variant of triglia (“mullet, goatfish”), probably a nickname.


sistema maggioritario

sistema maggioritario m (plural sistemi maggioritari)

(politics) the first past the post system of voting


sistema accusatorio

sistema accusatorio m (plural sistemi accusatori)


sistema Westminster

sistema Westminster m (plural sistemi Westminster)


Zacchia

From a corrupted form of a personal name like Ezechia or Zaccaria.


Ventura

French: Ventura


Perpignano

Borrowed from French Perpignan, from Latin Perpenniānum, from the given name Perpenna.

Perpignan (a city in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, France)


Bosio

Ferdinando Bosio, Italian patriot


Cecere

From an unattested Vulgar Latin *cicerem, accusative masculine of Latin cicer. Compare Sicilian cìciru (italianized, as a surname, as Cicero) and Latin Cicero.


cacio e pepe

a pasta dish made from pici, spaghetti or other pasta with a sauce of finely grated pecorino with pepper and olive oil, butter or cream


Mancuso

From Arabic مَنْحُوس (manḥūs, “unlucky, unfortunate”).


Morabito

From Arabic مُرَابِط (murābiṭ, “soldier stationed in fortified outpost”).


Epaminonda

From Ancient Greek Ἐπαμεινώνδας (Epameinṓndas).

uder

Ἐπαμεινώνδας


Rao

Borrowed from Sicilian Rau, variant of dragu (“monster”), from Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn).


Toscano

From toscano (“Tuscan”), an ethnic surname.


Testa

From testa (“head”), hence a nickname for an exceptionally clever person or for a person with a remarkably large head.


Pagano

From Sicilian Paganu, a surname derived from paganu.

Paiano (alternative)
Pajano (alternative)
Pavano (alternative)
Pavan (alternative)


Lovato

Borrowed from Gallo-Italic, from Medieval Latin Lupātus, from the Latin cognomen Lupus (whence also Italian Lupo) + -ātus.

suffix

whence also Italian <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">Lupo</i>

Lovati (alternative)
Lupato (alternative)


Rinaldi

a surname originating as a patronymic, derived from Rinaldo and cognate to English Reynolds


Fazio

From a shortened form of the personal name Bonifacio.


Randazzo

a surname transferred from the place name


Rubino

From rubino (“ruby”), a nickname for a dear or precious person.


Grimaldo

From Lombardic Grîmuald, Grîmwald, Grîmoald.


mosca bianca

black swan (occurrence believed impossible to exist)


Gambino

From gamba (“leg”) + -ino (diminutive suffix), a nickname for someone with small legs.


Garofalo

From Italian garofalo, garofolo, a regional variant of garofano (“carnation, clove pink”).


Capone

English: Capone


Sorrentino

Habitational surname, from sorrentino (“inhabitant of Sorrento”).


Corso

From a short form of Accorso or Bonaccorso.


Larocca

From la (“the”) + rocca (“fortress, rock”).


Cosentino

From cosentino (“of or from Cosenza”), a city in Calabria.


Santangelo

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


Marchetti

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Marco.


Sanfilippo

Habitational surname, from any of various places called San Filippo.


Motta

Topographic surname, from motta (“fortified stronghold”).


Riccio

A surname given to someone with curly hair, from riccio (“curly”)


Colucci

Aphesis of Nicolucci, a pluralized form of the pet name Nicoluccio, from Nicola (“Nicholas”) + -uccio (diminutive suffix). Doublet of Colussi.


Boe

Borrowed from Sardinian boe (“ox”), probably a nickname for an imposing person.

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


Ciccone

From an augmentative form of the rare personal name Cicco.


Fiorentino

From fiorentino (“Florentine”), a surname given to someone from Florence.


Monteleone

From any of various places called Monteleone, from monte (“mountain, mount”) + leone (“lion”).


Giardina

From the Italianization of the Sicilian Jardina, from the plural of jardinu (“garden, vegetable garden”).


Scalise

English: Scalise


Lupia

Probably from the place Lupia in Scigliano of the Cosenza province. Also possibly from Greek Λουπιαί (Loupiaí), the Greek name name for Lecce, which is from Latin Lupiae.


Giannini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Giovanni (“John”).


Cavallaro

From cavallaro, variant of cavallaio (“hostler”).


Altieri

Cognate with Neapolitan Autiero and Sicilian Auteri.


Bova

A town in the province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy


Siciliano

→ English: Siciliano


Orcomeno

From Latin Orchomenus, from Ancient Greek Ὀρχομενός (Orkhomenós).


Palazzolo

From Late Latin Palatiolum, from palatium (“a palace; large residence”) + -olum (diminutive suffix). By surface analysis, palazzo + -olo. Cognate with Friulian Palaçûl e Palassôl, Lombard Palasöl, Piedmontese Palasseu, Romagnol Palazôl, Sicilian Palazzolu.

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Palizzolo (alternative)
Palazzuolo (alternative)

Palazzolo sull'Oglio
Palazzolo sull'Oglio

Palazzolo dello Stella
Palazzolo dello Stella

Palazzolo Vercellese
Palazzolo Vercellese

(toponym) Several places in Italy. The major are: Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Palazzolo dello Stella, Palazzolo Vercellese.

A town in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy: Palazzolo Acreide.


Pecoraro

Occupational surname, from pecoraro (“shepherd”).


Berardi

From the personal name Berardo. Compare Sicilian Biraudu (italianized as Beraudo).


Riccardi

From the personal name Riccardo (“Richard”).


Capobianco

From capo + bianco.
* (surname): From the nickname for a white-haired person

Isola di Capo Rizzuto
Isola di Capo Rizzuto#English

Capobianco (a village in Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Crotone, Calabria, Italy)


Capobianco

English: Capobianco


Parente

From a medieval personal name which originated as a shortened form of Bomparente (“good parent, good relative”).


Masi

Patronymic/plural form of Maso, shortened from the personal name Tommaso, a from of Thomas.


Molinari

From molinaro, variant of mugnaio (“miller”).


Bonifaci

Patronymic surname from the personal name Bonifacio.


Cardillo

Traditionally derived from Sicilian cardillu (“goldfinch”), which can be found in the family's coat of arms, but more probably a reduced hypocoristic form of the personal name Riccardo.


Molinaro

English: Molinaro


Sermonti

Vittorio Sermonti, Italian writer


Carriera

Rosalba Carriera, Italian paintress


Guarana

Jacopo Guarana, Italian painter


Peranda

Sante Peranda, Italian painter


Oliboni

Silvio Oliboni, Italian painter


Anichini

Luigi Anichini, Italian jewelry-maker


Gemito

Vincenzo Gemito, Italian sculptor


Petrella

From any of the various places in Italy called Petrella.


Todaro

From a variant of the personal name Teodoro.


Rizzi

English: Rizzi

French: Rizzi


Guerriero

Occupational surname from guerriero (“warrior”).


Cammarata

Borrowed from Sicilian Cammarata, from Byzantine Greek καμάρα (kamára, “span”) + -ata. Compare Sicilian Camerina.


Salvo

From a personal name derived from Latin salvus (“safe”).


Festa

Probably from the noun festa, but also seen in Medieval compounds such as Cattafesta, Carafesta.


Granata

From granata (“pomegranate”), hence a metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of this fruit, or a nickname for someone with red hair or red complexion.


Mastrangelo

English: Mastrangelo


Cuomo

English: Cuomo


Caggiano

Praedial toponym, from Latin Cāius + -ānus.


Colonna

English: Colonna

French: Colonna


Candela

From candela (“candle”), a metonymic occupational surname for a chandler.


Pasternak

Unadapted borrowing from Russian Пастерна́к (Pastɛrnák).

ubor

Пастерна́к Пастернак#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Пастерна́к (Pastɛrnák)


Cannella

From cannella (“cinnamon”), a metonymic occupational surname for a spice merchant.


Rizzuto

→ English: Rizzuto

→ French: Rizzuto

Borrowed from Sicilian Rizzutu, from Sicilian rizzutu (“curly-haired”), from rizzu (“curl, lock”) + -utu (“-ed”). Compare Italian riccioluto.

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


Renda

From a derivative of Latin Laurentius (compare Lawrence). Also from a feminine form of Rando.


Gullo

Guddo (alternative)
Oddo (alternative)
Uddo (alternative)


Cerrone

From Cerro + -one (augmentative suffix).


Gerace

From Latin Ierax, itself from Ancient Greek Ιέραξ (Iérax), the ancient name of the town.


Vallone

From Valle (topographic surname) + -one (augmentative suffix).


Sciortino

→ English: Sciortino

Borrowed from Sicilian, itself from Arabic شُرْطِيّ (šurṭiyy, “policeman”).


Nicastro

From Medieval Latin Neocastrum (“new camp”), from Byzantine Greek Νεόκαστρον (Neókastron, “new castle”), a compound of νέος (néos, “new”) + κάστρον (kástron, “fort, castle”).


Riggio

Variant of Reggio, a habitational surname.


Procopio

Borrowed from Latin Procopius, from Ancient Greek Προκόπιος (Prokópios).


Coniglio

From coniglio (“rabbit”), either a nickname for a timid person, or an occupational surname for a dealer in rabbits.


Piccirillo

From Neapolitan piccerillo (“small, little”).


Bruni

Patronymic surname from the personal name Bruno.


Baratta

Occupational surname for a market trader, from the verb barattare (“to barter”).


Iacono

From Sicilian jacunu (“deacon”). Compare diacono.


Segre

Disputed: it may be derived from French Segré, a municipality in Maine-et-Loire, of uncertain origin; or from Catalan Segre, the name of a river along the French-Spanish border, from Latin Sicoris, of uncertain Proto-Celtic origin.

Cesare Segre (1928–2014), Italian philologist and semiotician

Liliana Segre (born 1930), Italian Holocaust survivor


Ruggeri

From the given name Ruggero (cognate with English Roger).


Tassone

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


Meli

Patronymic from a reduced form of the personal name Carmelo.

a surname transferred from the given name


Mollica

From mollica (“crumb; soft part of the bread”), perhaps a nickname for a small or soft-hearted person.


Spada

From spada (“sword”), either a metonymic occupational surname for a sword-maker or a nickname for someone who used to always carry a sword.


Guzzo

Translingual: Guzzo

English: Guzzo

French: Guzzo

Portuguese: Guzzo


Bommarito

A nickname, from buon (“good”) + marito (“husband”).


Asaro

Habitational surname from a corrupted form of Assoro, a town in Sicily.


Traina

Habitational surname Italianized after Sicilian Trajina, the Sicilian endonym of the homonymous town. Doublet of Troina and Tranchina.


Leonardi

From the given name Leonardo (“Leonard”).


Giuliani

Patronymic from the personal name Giuliano.


Paolucci

Patronymic surname from a diminutive of the personal name Paolo (“Paul”).


Failla

Borrowed from the Sicilian surname Faviḍḍa/Faiḍḍa, a surname derived from faviḍḍa (“spark”), ultimately from Latin favilla.


Simonelli

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


Spadaro

Italinized and sonorized variant of Sicilian Spataru, from Sicilian spataru (“sword-maker”). Cfr. spadaio. Doublet of Spataro.


Curto

Borrowed from Neapolitan curto (“short”), a nickname for a short person.

bor+

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


Bonfiglio

From bono (“good”) + figlio (“child, son”).


Paolini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Paolo (“Paul”).


Gallina

From gallina (“hen”), perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for someone who had a henhouse.


Culotta

From a diminutive form of Cola, itself a reduced form of the personal name Nicola.


Angelini

Literally, “son of Angelino”, from Angelino, equivalent to the diminutive of Angelo or Angeli.


Gaudio

Nickname for a cheerful person, from gaudio (“joy, happiness”).


Trovato

From trovato (“found”), a nickname given to foundlings.


Salvaggio

Borrowed from Sicilian Sarbaggiu. Doublet of Selvaggio.


Luciani

Patronymic surname from the personal name Luciano.


Triolo

Borrowed from Sicilian trìvulu (“obstacle, pain, suffering, tribulation”).


pischelletto

it-noun

pischelletto f (plural pischelletti, feminine pischelletta)

pischelletti (plural)
pischelletta (feminine)

From pischello (“boy”) + -etto (diminutive suffix).

suffix

(Rome) diminutive of pischello
(figurative) greenhorn, novice (male)

diminutive of pischello
greenhorn, novice (male)


Mirabella

Habitational surname for someone from either of two Italian towns, Mirabella Eclano (in Campania) and Mirabella Imbaccari (in Sicily).


Notaro

Occupational surname, from Latin notārius (“notary”). Compare notaio (“notary”).


Iannone

it-proper noun

Iannone m or f by sense (plural Iannoni)

From Ianni + -one (augmentative suffix) from Latin Iōhannēs, Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).


Spataro

Italinized variant of Sicilian Spataru, from Sicilian spataru (“sword-maker”). Cfr. spadaio. Doublet of Spadaro.

a surname from Sicilian [in turn from Occupations]


Buffa

From Sicilian buffa (“toad”), a nickname.


Craxi

Borrowed from Sicilian Craxi, Craxì, obsolete spelling using x for /ʃ/. Doublet of Crasci and Crascì, adapted in pronunciation. Compare crasi.

Bettino Craxi

Bettino Craxi (1934–2000), Italian politician and former prime minister


Chirico

From an alternative form of the personal name Ciriaco.


Corrao

Italianized after the Sicilian name Currau (“Conrad”). Compare Corrado.


Sottile

From sottile (“lean, thin; delicate”), used as a nickname.


Passalacqua

Univerbation of passa + l' + acqua, literally “pass the water”.


Crisafulli

Italianized form of a Byzantine Greek personal name.


Filippone

English: Filippone


Laguardia

English: Laguardia

La Guardia (alternative)
la Guardia (alternative)
Guardia (alternative)
della Guardia (alternative)
Della Guardia (alternative)


Guidi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Guido.


Scuderi

Italinized and sonorized variant of Sicilian Scuteri, from scuteri (“shield-maker”). Cfr. scudiere. Doublet of Scuteri.


Nuccio

From a short form of various Italian personal names, like Antonio, Giovanni or Stefano + the suffix -uccio.


Salemi

Borrowed from Sicilian Salemi, probably from Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Cfr. Hebrew שלום (shalóm). Doublet of Sallemi and Salemme


Loi

Clipped form of the Sardinian nickname Balloi.


Caracciolo

From Arabic خَرَاج (ḵarāj, “tax, tribute”).


Vitello

From a pet form of the personal name Vito.


Mondello

Borrowed from Sicilian Munneḍḍu, from munneḍḍu (“wooden container”), possibly from a diminutive based on Latin mundus. Compare Sicilian munnari.


Caporale

Occupational surname, from caporale (“corporal”).


Masucci

Shortened form of the surname Tommasucci.


Rispoli

English: Rispoli


Gennaro

a male given name from Latin, typical of Naples


Iovino

From Old Italian iovine and/or Sicilian jùvini, ultimately from Latin iuvenis. Doublet of Iovine.


Spadafora

From Sicilian Spatafora, from spata (“sword”) + fora (“outside”)


lavorista

it-noun

lavorista m or f by sense (masculine plural lavoristi, feminine plural lavoriste)

lavoristi (masculine plural)
lavoriste (feminine plural)

From lavoro (“work”) + -ista (“-ist”, suffix denoting a role).


Baldi

English: Baldi


Riva

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a shore, from riva (“shore”).


Bivona

Allegedly from "bis bona", compare earlier forms Bibona and Bisbona.


giurisdizionalista

it-noun

giurisdizionalista m or f by sense (masculine plural giurisdizionalisti, feminine plural giurisdizionaliste)

giurisdizionalisti (masculine plural)
giurisdizionaliste (feminine plural)

From giurisdizional(ismo) + -ista (“-ist”).

(politics) a supporter of jurisdictionalism


nordide

nordide m or f by sense (plural nordidi)


Vicario

Occupational surname from vicario (“vicar”).


Cordaro

From cordaro, variant of cordaio (“rope-maker”).


Granato

English: Granato

French: Granato


Italiano

From italiano (“Italian”), an ethnic surname which probably originated in an area where Italians were a minority.


Mirabile

Originally a nickname, from mirabile (“admirable”).


Rutigliano

Praedial toponym, from Latin Rutilius + -ānus.


Lauricella

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Laura.


Hauschild

Unadapted borrowing from German Hauschild.


Mesina

From Sardinian mesina (“keg, small barrel”), probably a nickname.


Vinciguerra

Verb-object compound, composed of vinci (“win”) + guerra (“war”).


Siragusa

Borrowed from Sicilian Saragusa (“Syracuse”).


Belcastro

From bel (“beautiful”) + castro (“castle”).


Altomare

Patronymic surname from a variant of the personal name Aldemaro. The surname was probably influenced by the expression alto mare (“high seas”).


Calcaterra

From calcare (“to stomp”) + terra (“ground”).


Maiorana

From Sicilian maiurana (“marjoram”); compare Italian maggiorana.


Matranga

Borrowed from Albanian Matrënga, the name of an Albanian noble family. As a surname, its widely diffused in the area of Piana degli Albanesi, the epicentre of the Arbëreshë community in Sicily.


Isola

From isola (“island”), a topographic surname for someone who lived on an island.


Lorenzi

From the given name Lorenzo (“Lawrence”).


Leggio

From Sicilian leggiu (“light, not heavy”), a nickname for a superficial or irresponsible person.


Conigliaro

From coniglio (“rabbit”) + -aro, meaning "breeder of rabbits".


Fragale

Probably a topographic surname for someone who lived near a strawberry field, from fragola (“strawberry”).


Giudice

Occupational surname from giudice (“judge”).


Melfi

Said to be related to the name of the small nearby river Melpes, Melphes, mentioned by Pliny. According to De Giovanni this name is from a Mediterranean (possibly Italic, like the Oenotrians) substrate *melf, *melp, of uncertain meaning, but compare Melpis and Melpum.


Ferrucci

→ English: Ferrucci

Patronymic surname from the personal name Ferruccio.


Crocco

From crocco (“hook”), a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of hooks.


Burgio

From Arabic بُرْج (burj, “tower”) + -io.


Andreoli

Patronymic from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Andrea.


Scolaro

Occupational surname, from scolaro (“scholar”).


Termini

Habitational surname from the town of Termini Imerese.


Orofino

From oro (“gold”) + fino (“thin, fine”).


Giannotti

From the given name Giovanni (“John”) with the masculine plural suffix -otti.


Apicella

From a diminutive form of ape (“bee”), probably applied as a nickname for an industrious person or for a beekeeper.


Selva

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a wood, from selva (“wood”).


Furnari

Occupational surname from Late Latin furnārius (“baker”).


Ranalli

Variant typical of Abruzzo of the patronymic Rinaldi.


Bontempo

From buon (“good”) + tempo (“time; weather”).


Pili

Perhaps from a Sardinian word related to Italian pelo (“hair”).


Rega

→ English: Rega


Cappelli

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(agriculture) Ellipsis of Senatore Cappelli.


Santacroce

Habitational surname, from any of the various places called Santa Croce.


Savastano

Southern variant of the personal name Sebastiano.


Surace

From Arabic سُرَّاق (surrāq, “thieves”).


Saitta

Sicilian Sajitta, from sajitta (“arrow”), from sagitta.


Fichera

Borrowed from Sicilian fichera (“fig tree”), a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a plantation of fig trees.


Gonnella

From gonnella (“skirt”), probably a metonymic occupational surname for a weaver or seller of skirts.


Barbagallo

From barba (“beard”) + gallo (“cock, rooster”), perhaps a nickname for someone with a dewlap.


Teresi

From the personal name Teresa (“Theresa”).


Sorce

Nickname for someone thought to resemble a mouse, from sorce (“mouse”).


giuscanonista

it-noun

giuscanonista m or f by sense (masculine plural giuscanonisti, feminine plural giuscanoniste)

giuscanonisti (masculine plural)
giuscanoniste (feminine plural)

From gius (“law”) + canonista (“canonist”).


giuscivilista

giuscivilista m or f by sense (masculine plural giuscivilisti, feminine plural giusciviliste)

giuscivilisti (masculine plural)
giusciviliste (feminine plural)

From gius (“law”) + civilista (“civil lawyer”).


moto d'acqua

(vehicles, nautical) Synonym of acquascooter (“water scooter”)


Spinosa

From the feminine form of spinoso (“thorny”), probably used as a nickname.


Falvo

English: Falvo


D'Angelo

Patronymic from the personal name Angelo.


Saputo

From saputo (“known”), nickname for a wise man.


Radice

From radice (“root”), a metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of root vegetables.


Cataldi

Patronymic from the personal name Cataldo.


Caligiuri

From the sonorization of the Sicilian surname Caliciuri, a surname derived from caulu (“cabbage”) + ciuri (“flower”). Compare Italian Caligiore and Calafiore. Cognate with cavolfiore.

Caligiore (alternative)
Caliciura (alternative)
Calafiore (alternative)


Ciaramitaro

From the Sicilian surname Ciaramidaru, from ciaramidaru (“one who makes the roof tiles”).

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


Privitera

From the Sicilian surname Privitera, a surname derived from privitera (“priestess”). Compare also Sicilian Prèviti (“priest”).


Sardo

Ethnic surname, from sardo (“Sardinian”).