Giannina

Ultimately from Greek Ιωάννινα (Ioánnina), possibly after Άγιος Ιωάννης (Ágios Ioánnis, “Saint John”).

Ioannina (largest city and capital of Epirus, Greece)


Giannina

From Gianna (itself a shortening of Giovanna) + -ina (diminutive suffix). See also Giovannina.

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itself a shortening of <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">Giovanna</i>

a diminutive of the female given name Giovanna, equivalent to English Joan or Jane


Misurata

Misrata (the capital city of Misrata district, in northwestern Libya)

Misrata (a district in northwestern Libya)


Santino

English: Santino


Arminda

a female given name, masculine equivalent Armindo


Sovana

From Latin Suāna, from Etruscan 𐌔𐌅𐌀𐌍𐌀 (svana).


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


Euriclea

From Ancient Greek Εὐρύκλεια (Eurúkleia).


Telegono

From Ancient Greek Τηλέγονος (Tēlégonos).


Eufrosine

From Ancient Greek Εὐφροσύνη (Euphrosúnē).


Cortese

a grape variety used to make white wine in Piedmont

a white wine (such as Gavi) made from these grapes


Priverno

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


Pianosa

From Latin Planasia, from Ancient Greek Πλανασία (Planasía).

An island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, situated near the Elba island


Giannutri

An island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, situated near the coast of Tuscany


Meloria

a rocky skerry situated off the coast of Tuscany, famous for the battle between Genoa and Pisa


Palmarola

Palmarola (an island in the Pontine Islands, Tyrrhenian Sea, of Italy)


Farfa

From Latin Farfarus, another name of the river Fabaris.


Mazaro

From Latin Mazarus, alternative form of Mazara.


Selinunte

From Latin Selinus, from Ancient Greek Σελινοῦς (Selinoûs), from σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”).


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).


Filicudi

one of the Lipari Islands, in the Tyrrhenian Sea


Palazzo di Westminster

il Palazzo di Westminster (canonical masculine)

Palace of Westminster
Palace of Westminster

Palace of Westminster (the British Houses of Parliament)


Sedecia

From Hebrew צִדְקִיָּהוּ.

der

צִדְקִיָּהוּ

Hebrew צִדְקִיָּהוּ


Dardano

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


Dardano

English: Dardano


Achernar

From Arabic آخِر النَهْر (ʔāḵir an-nahr, literally “end of the river”).

آخِر النَهْر

Achernar, the brightest star in the constellation of Eridanus


Efrem

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim, “Ephraim”, literally “fruitful”).


Elpidio

Borrowed from Latin Elpidius, from Ancient Greek Ἐλπίδιος (Elpídios).


Hadar

Hadar, the second brightest star in the constellation of Centaurus


Adhara

From Arabic عَذَارَى (ʕaḏārā, “virgins”).


Shaula

From Arabic الشَوْلَاء (aš-šawlāʔ, “the raised (tail)”) because it is found in the tail of the scorpion.

uder

Shaula, the second brightest star in the constellation of Scorpio


Regor

Gamma Velorum, a star in the constellation of Vela


Saccione

a river that flows in Molise and delimits the boundary with Apulia


Wezen

Wezen, the third-brightest star in the constellation of Canis Majoris


Sargas

Sargas, a star in the constellation of Scorpio


Alhena

From Arabic الهَنْعَة (al-hanʕa, “the brand (on the neck of the camel)”).


Mirzam

Beta Canis Majoris, the fourth-brightest star in the constellation Canis Major


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


Menkent

From Arabic مَنْكِب (mankib, “shoulder”).

Menkent, the third brightest star in the constellation of Centaurus


Mirach

From Arabic مَرَاقّ (marāqq, “back, rear of the body”).

(astronomy) Mirach (the second brightest star in the constellation of Andromeda)


Rasalhague

From Arabic رَأْس الحَوّاء (raʔs al-ḥawwāʔ, “the head of the snake-bearer”).

uder

رَأْس الحَوّاء

Rasalhague, the brightest star in the constellation of Ophiuchus


Naos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”).

bor+

Naos, the brightest star in the constellation of Puppis


Suhail

From Arabic سُهَيْل (suhayl, “glorious”).

Suhail, the third brightest star in the constellation of Vela


Schedir

Schedar, the second brightest star in the constellation of Cassiopeia


Gedda

Jeddah (a port city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia)


Aspidiske

From a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”).

Aspidiske, a star in the constellation of Carina


Almach

From Arabic العَنَاقُ الأَرْض (al-ʕanāqu l-ʔarḍ, “caracal, desert lynx”).

der

العَنَاقُ الأَرْض

(astronomy) Almach (the third brightest point of light in the constellation of Andromeda)


Caph

From Arabic كَفّ (kaff, “palm (of the hand)”).

uder

Caph, the third brightest star in the constellation of Cassiopeia


Limentra

the name of two rivers that flow in Emilia-Romagna


Falaride

From Latin Phalaris, from Ancient Greek Φάλαρις (Phálaris).


Pinna

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


Ofena

A small town in L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy


Nicia

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


Cleone

Borrowed from Latin Cleōn, from Ancient Greek Κλέων (Kléōn).


Algieba

Borrowed from Arabic الْجَبْهَة (al-jabha, “forehead”).

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Algieba, the third brightest star in the constellation of Leo


Assoro

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


Merak

From Arabic المَرَاقّ (al-marāqq, “the loins (of the bear)”).

uder

Merak, the fifth brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Major


Giro di Francia

il Giro di Francia (canonical masculine)

Calque of French Tour de France (literally “Tour of France”).

calque

(cycling) Tour de France (annual cycling race through France)


Ankaa

Borrowed from Arabic العَنْقَاء (al-ʕanqāʔ, “the phoenix”).

bor+

Ankaa, the brightest star in the constellation of Phoenix


Giro di Spagna

Calque of Spanish Vuelta a España (literally “Tour of Spain”).

calque

(cycling) Vuelta a España (annual cycling race in Spain)


Errico

From assimilation (-nr- → -rr-) of Enrico, from Old High German Haimirich, composed of heim (“home”) + rihhi (“ruler”).


Anrico

From Old High German Haimirich, composed of heim (“home”) + rihhi (“ruler”).


Fedrico

Syncopated form of Federico, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīks (“peace king”).


Gualdo Tadino

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


Grande Mela

Calque of English Big Apple, of unknown origin.

(informal) Big Apple (nickname for New York City)


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).


Paperopoli

From papero (“duck”) + -poli (“-polis, -burg”), calque of English Duckburg. Compare Portuguese Patópolis.

suffix

Duckburg (fictional city where Donald Duck lives)


Zaccheo

From Ancient Greek Ζακχαῖος (Zakkhaîos), from Hebrew זכי (zakkay).


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


Zaravecchia

From Zara (“Zadar”) and vecchia (“old”).


Eratostene

From Ancient Greek Ἐρατοσθένης (Eratosthénēs).


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.


Banato

Banat (a historical region in Central Europe and Eastern Europe)


Albareale

(obsolete) Synonym of Székesfehérvár (“a city in Fejér County, Hungary”).


Forlimpopoli

A town in Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Ragusa Vecchia

From Ragusa (“Dubrovnik”) and vecchia (“old”).


Alta Austria

Calque of German Oberösterreich, By surface analysis, alta + Austria.


Cerreto

Possibly referring to Mount Cerrētum near Rome, from Latin cerrus (“Turkey oak”).

any of several small towns and villages in Italy


Cerreto di Spoleto

A village in Perugia, Umbria, Italy, whose inhabitants gained a reputation in the Middle Ages for being charlatans


Zacchia

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

a surname transferred from the given name


Brunilde

From German Brunhilde, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Brunjōhildiz.

(Germanic mythology) Brunhild (valkyrie)

(rare) a female given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Brunhild


Ermengarda

a female given name, equivalent to English Ermengarde


Crimilde

a female given name, equivalent to Faroese Grimhild


Euriloco

From Ancient Greek Εὐρύλοχος (Eurúlokhos).


Filezio

From Ancient Greek Φιλοίτιος (Philoítios).


Melampo

From Ancient Greek Μελάμπους (Melámpous).


Cizico

From Latin Cyzicus, from Ancient Greek Κύζικος (Kúzikos).

(historical) Cyzicus (an ancient town in Turkey)


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)


Piritoo

From Ancient Greek Πειρίθοος (Peiríthoos).


Bersabea

(obsolete) Alternative form of Beersheba


Fineas

Hebrew פִּינְחָס (Pīn'ḥās)


Serug

Hebrew שְׂרוּג (Śərūḡ)


Bachisio

Uncertain. Maybe related to Latin Bacchus.


Roboamo

der

Hebrew רְחַבְעָם


Pandolfo

From Proto-Germanic *bandiz (“band”) and *wulfaz (“wolf”).


Girtab

Girtab, an asterism in the constellation of Scorpius


Aludra

From Arabic العَذْرَاء (al-ʕaḏrāʔ, “the virgin”).

Aludra, a star in the constellation of Canis Majoris


Scheat

Aludra, the second brightest star in the constellation of Pegasus


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.


Sicione

From Latin Sicyōn, from Ancient Greek Σικυών (Sikuṓn).

Sicyon (an ancient city of Achaia situated near Corinthus, modern Greece)


Pendino

→ English: Pendino

Pendino (a quarter in the Second Municipality of the city of Naples, Campania, Italy)


Mancuso

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


Morabito

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


Encelado

From Ancient Greek Ἐγκέλαδος (Enkélados).


Autolico

From Ancient Greek Αὐτόλυκος (Autólukos).


Gienah

Borrowed from Arabic جَنَاح (janāḥ, “wing”).

bor+

Epsilon Cygni, a star in the constellation of Cygnus


Alchiba

Alchiba, a star in the constellation of Corvus


Nashira

From Arabic السَعْد النَاشِرة (as-saʕd an-nāšira, “bearer of good news”).

uder

السَعْد النَاشِرة

Nashira, a star in the constellation of Capricornus


Segin

Segin, a star in the constellation of Cassiopeia


Metone

From Latin Methone, from Ancient Greek Μεθώνη (Methṓnē).

(historical) Methone (various ancient Greek cities)


Alcioneo

From Ancient Greek Ἀλκυονεύς (Alkuoneús).

(Greek mythology) Alcyoneus, king of the giants


Ermogene

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμογένης (Hermogénēs).


Epaminonda

From Ancient Greek Ἐπαμεινώνδας (Epameinṓndas).

Ἐπαμεινώνδας


Eretteo

From Ancient Greek Ἐρεχθεύς (Erekhtheús).


Olandese Volante

l'Olandese Volante (canonical masculine)

(nautical folklore) Flying Dutchman (mythical ghost ship)


Corone

From Latin Corōnē, from Ancient Greek Κορώνη (Korṓnē).


Mar del Giappone

il Mar del Giappone (canonical masculine)

Sea of Japan (the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia)


Domitilla

Diminutive and feminine form of the Latin nomen gentile Domitius.


Macario

Borrowed from Latin Macarius, from Ancient Greek Μακάριος (Makários).


Cerda

A town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy


Sotero

Via Ancient Greek σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “rescuer, saviour/savior”).


Rao

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


Testa

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


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>


Rinaldi

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


Pellegrino

a surname transferred from the given name


Fazio

From a shortened form of the personal name Bonifacio.


Rubino

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


Grimaldo

From Lombardic Grîmuald, Grîmwald, Grîmoald.


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

From sorrentino (“Sorrentine”), ultimately from Latin Surrentum (“Sorrento”).


Corso

From a short form of Accorso or Bonaccorso.


Cipriano

Corsican: Ciprianu

desc

→ Chinese: → 奇普里亞諾 /奇普里亚诺 (Qípǔlǐyànuò) (transliteration)


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.


Fedora

Borrowed from Russian Федора (Fedora), feminine form of Фёдор (Fjódor, “Theodore”).


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”).


Bova

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


Siciliano

→ English: Siciliano


Orcomeno

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


Crisostomo

From Latin Chrysostomus, from Ancient Greek Χρυσόστομος (Khrusóstomos).


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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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


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.


Ranieri

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


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


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


Renda

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


Cerrone

From Cerro + -one (augmentative suffix).


Vallone

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


Sciortino

→ English: Sciortino

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


Nicastro

Italian: habitational name from the city Nicastro in the Catanzaro province of southern Italy named from Latin Neocastrum ‘new camp’ from medieval Greek Neokastron ‘new 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


Braganza

Bragança (a district in northeastern Portugal)

Bragança (a city in Bragança district, Portugal)


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.


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.


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.


Lauro

a male given name, feminine equivalent Laura


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.


Luciani

Patronymic surname from the personal name Luciano.


Triolo

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


Mirabella

Habitational surname from the towns of Mirabella Eclano and Mirabella Imbaccari.

Mirabella Eclano
Mirabella Imbaccari
it:Mirabella


Notaro

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


Duce

Antonomasia of duce (“commander, leader”), from Latin ducem (“leader”), from the nomen agentis form of Proto-Indo-European *dewk-, whence also dūcō (“to lead”).

(historical politics) Il Duce (title assumed by Mussolini)


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]


Sciacca

Sciacca (a city in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy)


Buffa

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


Bancopoli

a banking scandal that occurred in Italy in 2005–2006


Calciopoli

From calcio (“football”) + -opoli (“-gate”).

a football scandal that occurred in Italy in 2006, involving several major teams in Italy's top professional football/soccer leagues


Vallettopoli

From valletta (“young woman presenter on a TV show”) + -opoli (“-gate”).

af

a wide-ranging criminal scandal, centered on alleged sexual extortion, that occurred in Italy in 2006–2007


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.


Carini

From Latin Iccara + -ini, from earlier Hyccara, in turn derived from Ancient Greek Ὕκκαρα (Húkkara).


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


Gangi

Uncertain. Gangi is sometimes theorized to be the now lost Cretan city of Engyon, from Ancient Greek Ἒγγυον (Ènguon), which (if true) would imply the name is in some form derived from the Greek lemma.


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.


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”)


Gualtieri

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

Giá è gran tempo, fu tra’ marchesi di Saluzzo il maggior della casa un giovane chiamato Gualtieri

1349–1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata decima – Novella decima”, in Decameron; republished as Aldo Francesco Massera, editor, Il Decameron, Bari: Laterza, 1927:

A long time ago there was a youth, the oldest of the House of the marquises of Saluzzo, named Gualtieri

quel re aveva mandato loro Gualtieri duca di Atene

1532, Niccolò Machiavelli, chapter 33, Libro secondo [Second book], in Istorie fiorentine [Florentine histories]; republished in Mario Martelli, editor, Niccolò Machiavelli: Tutte le opere, Sansoni editore, 1971:

the king sent Gualtieri, duke of Athens, to them

Alternative form of Gualtiero, a male given name, equivalent to English Walter


Chiaramonte

a surname, equivalent to English Clairmont


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.

A town and comune of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy


Cacciatore

English: Cacciatore

Spanish: Cacciatore

Cacciatore: a surname originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Hunter


Labriola

→ English: Labriola

→ French: Labriolle


Partito Comunista Italiano

(politics) Italian Communist Party, specifically:

(historical) an Italian left-wing political party, active from 1943 to 1991

an Italian left-wing political party, active since 2016


P.C.I.

Partito Comunista Italiano
Partito Comunista Italiano#Italian

Abbreviation of Partito Comunista Italiano.


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”).

A town in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy


Moscoviano

From Moscovia (ancient name of Moscow) + -iano (“-ian”).

suffix

(geology, paleontology) Moscovian (a subdivision of the Carboniferous period)


Adeano

Borrowed from English Hadean. By surface analysis, Ade (“Hades”) + -ano (“-an”).


Saetta

Synonym of Freccia: the Sagitta constellation


Partito Democratico

(politics) an Italian centre-left political party


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”).


Pan di Zucchero

il Pan di Zucchero (canonical masculine)

Calque of Portuguese Pão de Açúcar (“sugar-loaf”), named after its shape.

calque

Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain#English

Sugarloaf Mountain (a rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)


Maiorana

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


Isola

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


Lorenzi

From the given name Lorenzo (“Lawrence”).

a surname transferred from the given name


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

Senatore Cappelli
Senatore Cappelli#Italian

(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.


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”).


Cipango

From Early Mandarin 日本國／日本国 (Wade–Giles: Jih⁴-pên³-kuo², IPA: /ʐ̩⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/, “nation of Japan”, literally “Land of the Rising Sun”). Compare Wu 日本 (⁸zeq-pen, IPA: /zəʔ¹¹ pən²³/) 國 /国 (⁷koq, IPA: /koʔ⁵⁵/)

zh-l

Zipangu è una isola in levante, ch’è ne l’alto mare 1.500 miglia.

c. 1300 [c. 1298], Marco Polo, Rustichello da Pisa, “155. Dell'isola di Zipangu [About the isle of Japan]”, in Il Milione [The Million], translation of Le divisement dou monde; republished Antonio Lanza, editor, L'Unità - Editori Riuniti, 1982:

Japan is an island in the East, 1,500 miles away at sea.

quelli che hanno per grande Cosmographo Columbo credono che le chiamo Indie per l'India Orientale, credendo che quando discoperse Indie andava cercando la Isola Cipango

1556, Francisco López de Gómara, “Cap. ⅩⅧ. Perche si chiamorno Indie [Chapter 18 - Why it was called India]”, in Augustino de Cravaliz, transl., La historia generale delle Indie occidentali, translation of Historia general de las Indias (in Spanish), page 18:

Those regard Columbus as a great cosmographer believe he called it India because of Eastern India, believing that—when he discovered India—he was searching for the isle of Japan


Minecraft

Unadapted borrowing from English Minecraft.


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.


Tosi

A hamlet in Reggello, in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy


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.


Ciaramitaro

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


Privitera

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


Priore

Occupational surname from priore (“prior”).


Bonsignore

From a variant of buon (“good”) + signore (“lord”).


Salce

Probably a habitational surname from a small village near Belluno, in Veneto.


Meo

From a short form of the personal name Bartolomeo, Romeo or Tolomeo.


Famiglietti

English: Famiglietti


Mangione

From mangione (“big eater”) as a nickname for a glutton.


Collura

Italianization of the Sicilian surname Cuḍḍura, from cuḍḍura, from Ancient Greek κολλύρα (kollúra).


Giannelli

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


Mantia

Habitational surname from a shortened form of Amantia, variant of Amantea (“a town in Calabria”).


Mogavero

From Arabic مُحَارِب (muḥārib, “warrior”).


Badolato

Probably from Latin vadum (“ford”) + latus (“broad”).


Noce

Topographic surname for someone who lived where nut trees grew, from noce (“nut”).


Spatola

English: Spatola


Caiazzo

From Latin Caiatia under possible influence from -azzo (“forming pejoratives and diminutives”), of uncertain origin.


Caiazzo

diminutive of Caio, a masculine given name


Finelli

From a pet form of the rare male given name Fino.


Frigo

From a short form of the personal name Federico.


Cantone

Topographic surname, from cantone (“corner, nook”).


Scavo

From Old Sicilian scavu (“slave, bondsman”); compare schiavo (“slave”).


Ventre

From ventre (“belly”), a nickname for someone with a prominent belly.


Sinopoli

A town in Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy


Massari

Occupational surname, from massaro (“bailiff, farmer”).


Strigonio

(obsolete) Alternative form of Esztergom


Carelli

Probably a patronymic surname from a medieval personal name Carello, diminutive of caro (“dear”).


Ficarra

From Calabrian ficarra (“fig tree”). Compare Italian fico (“fig”).


Parrinello

Italianization of the surname Parrineḍḍu, diminutive of parrineḍḍu, derived from Sicilian parrinu.


Bartolomei

Patronymic from the personal name Bartolomeo.


Paolillo

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


Mangone

Most likely and in most cases, Mangone seems to represent a word that is widespread in the South of Italy for “left-handed” or “awkward.” In Calabria, it could also derive from the placename Mangone in the province of Cosenza, which in turn may represent L. mango, “slavetrader.” In some cases it could be related to the French surname Mangon, “butcher.” On the other hand, Michele Francipane in his Dizionario dei cognomi italiani (2005) connects Mangone unequivocally with It. mangano, "mangle," as it relates to the manufacture of cloth.


Alesi

English: Alesi

French: Alesi


Brienza

A town in the province of Potenza, Basilicata, Italy


Cappuccio

From cappuccio (“hood, cowl”), hence a metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of hoods.


Bellavia

From bella (“beautiful”) + via (“road, street, way”).


Pacetti

From pace (“peace”) + -etto (diminutive suffix) + -i (plural).


Evandro

Learned borrowing from Latin Evander, from Ancient Greek Εὔανδρος (Eúandros).


Sperandio

From sperare (“to hope”) + in + Dio (“God”). Cognate with French Espérandieu.


Sperandio

English: Sperandio


Marangoni

Borrowed from Venetan marangon (“carpenter”), ultimately from Latin mergus (“diver, loon”); see there for more.

bor+

a Venetan surname originating as an occupation


Norbiato

a surname from Venetan, typical of Veneto


Allegretti

Patronymic from the rare personal name Allegretto.


Maimone

A Sicilian surname derived from Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn, “lucky, prosperous”).


Saviano

A town in the province of Naples, Campania, Italy


Pardi

Patronymic from the personal name Pardo.


Abbatiello

From Abbate (surname) + -ello (diminutive suffix).


Cerigo

→ Greek: Τσιρίγο (Tsirígo)

From Latin Cedrigum, from Cethericum, from Ancient Greek Κύθηρα n pl (Kúthēra).

Kythira (also Cythera, Kythera or Kithira)


Stanzione

From an augmentative of stanza (“room”).


Pagani

English: Pagani

French: Pagani


Annese

From a variant of the personal name Agnese.


Vitagliano

From a variant of the personal name Vitaliano.


Cafiero

From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “disbeliever, unbeliever”).


Tessitore

Occupational surname, from tessitore (“weaver”).


Reitano

Borrowed from Sicilian Rijitanu. Compare Italian reggiano and reggino.


Mazzara

Habitational surname from the Sicilian city of Mazara del Vallo.


Centanni

From cento (“hundred”) + anni (“years”).


Khaled

Transliteration of Arabic خَالِد (ḵālid).

translit

خَالِد خالد#Arabic

A transliteration of the Arabic male given name and surname خَالِد (ḵālid)


Sisti

Patronymic surname from the personal name Sisto.


Ingenito

From ingenito (“innate, inborn”), perhaps a nickname for a foundling.


Schembri

Uncertain origin. Borrowed surname from Sicilian Schembri, after eventual italianization. Further etymology could be related to Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros). Expected, and unattested, orthographic Sicilian could in any case shift from Schìmmari to Schimmri variant spellings.


Arcaro

Occupational surname from arcaro (“person who makes arks, caskets, or boxes”).


Previte

From the Sicilian surname Prèviti, from prèviti (“priest”).


Guarneri

Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, Italian luthier from the Guarneri family of Cremona and having one only rival Antonio Stradivari


Pollina

Possibly from Ancient Greek Ἀπολλωνία (Apollōnía)


Serafino

From Latin seraphīm, from Hebrew שְׂרָפִים.

der

Hebrew שְׂרָפִים


Filippini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Filippo (“Philip”).


Caccamo

A town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy


Arca

From the noun arca (“ark, chest, storehouse”).


Giarratano

Habitational surname for someone from Giarre, in Sicily.


Funaro

From funaro, variant of funaio (“ropemaker”).


Pernice

From pernice (“partridge”), probably a nickname.


Costantini

Patronymic from the personal name Costantino.


Patrimonio

From patrimonio, from Latin patrimonium (literally “estate”).

Patrimonio (a city and commune of Corsica, France)


Paltrinieri

Perhaps from Old French pautonier, paltonier (“rogue”).


Fittipaldi

English: Fittipaldi

French: Fittipaldi

German: Fittipaldi

Portuguese: Fittipaldi

Spanish: Fittipaldi

desc

→ Chinese: → 菲蒂帕爾迪 /菲蒂帕尔迪 (Fēidìpà'ěrdí) (transliteration)


Zingaro

From zingaro (“Gypsy/Roma”), an ethnic surname.


Soderini

From an old male given name Sodero (+ -ino: diminutive Soderino), probably from Ancient Greek σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “saviour/savior”). Compare Salvatore.

der

Piero Soderini (1451–1522), Florentine statesman


Comiso

Comiso (a city in the province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy)


Celso

From Latin Celsus, from celsus (“high; elevated; noble”). Compare Sicilian Lu Ceusu.


Chilone

From Latin Chilo, related to Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”).


Elon

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֵילֹן (ʼÊlōn).


Romualdo

From Proto-Germanic *hrōmą (“glory”) (the same root of German Ruhm) + *waldiz (“powerful”).


penisola italica

penisola italiana
penisola italiana#Italian


penisola appenninica

Synonym of penisola italiana: Apennine Peninsula


Checco

Hypocoristic form of Francesco. Cognate with English Francis and Sicilian Ciccu.

a diminutive of the male given name Francesco


Ciccio

Hypocoristic form of Francesco (cognate with English Francis)


Cesco

Hypocoristic form of Francesco (cognate with English Francis).


Stelio

— Stelio, non vi trema il cuore, per la prima volta?

1900, Gabriele d'Annunzio, Il fuoco, page 3:


Bernarda

a female given name, female equivalent of Bernardo


Bernardina

a female given name, female equivalent of Bernardino


Alarica

(rare) a female given name, female equivalent of Alarico


Brunelda

(rare) a female given name, variant of Brunilde


Nilde

a diminutive of the female given name Brunilde


Brunildo

(rare) a male given name, masculine of Brunilda


Policarpo

From Latin Policarpus, from Ancient Greek Πολύκαρπος (Polúkarpos).


Bessarione

From Ancient Greek Βησσαρίων (Bēssaríōn).


Dunstano

a male given name, equivalent to English Dunstan


Eliodoro

Borrowed from Latin Hēliodōrus, from Ancient Greek Ἡλιόδωρος (Hēliódōros).

a male given name, equivalent to English Heliodorus


Mardonio

From Ancient Greek Μαρδόνιος (Mardónios).


Maniago

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia#English

A town in the province of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy


Canzio

From Cantius, perhaps related to the place name Cantium.


Volante

From volante (“flying”), a nickname for a nimble or agile person.


Mazzanti

Derivative of mazza (“mace, bat, staff”), thus probably an occupational surname for a worker who used a mace.


Padovano

From padovano (“of or from the city of Padua”).


Morando

a surname transferred from the given name


Uriele

Borrowed from Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל (“God is my light”).


Eusebia

a female given name, masculine equivalent Eusebio


Contardo

From the Proto-Germanic elements *gunþiz (“battle”) and *harduz (“hard, brave”).


Luserna

Borrowed from Venetan Łuxerna, from Cimbrian Lusérn, probably from a Middle High German word for “mountain pass”.

Trentino-Alto Adige
Trentino-Alto Adige#English

Luserna (a village in Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy)


Fobo

(mythology, Greek mythology) Alternative form of Fobos (“Phobos, god of fear, a son of the god Ares”)


Ermolao

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμόλαος (Hermólaos).


Lapo

a male given name, equivalent to English Jake or Coby


Terra del Fuoco

Calque of Spanish Tierra del Fuego (literally “Land of Fire”).

calque

Tierra del Fuego (archipelago between Chile and Argentina)


Almirante

Occupational surname from almirante, older form of ammiraglio (“admiral”).


ANSV

Initialism of Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (literally “National Agency for Flight Security”).


Laiazzo

(historical) Former name of Yumurtalik, a port town in southeastern Turkey


Paliani

Habitational surname for someone from Paliano, a town in the province of Frosinone.


Meleda

English: Meleda (obsolete)

From Venetan Meleda, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), q.v.


Settecani

A village in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Maranello

English: Maranello

Maranello (a small town in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy); it is the home of the Ferrari racing car/race car factory and museum


Altedo

a village near Bologna in Emilia-Romagna


QN

Initialism of Quotidiano Nazionale. (a group of four daily newspapers that carry the same news items, photos etc. with a small amount of local content)


Bugatti

English: Bugatti

French: Bugatti


Bugia

(obsolete) Bejaia (a city and commune of Bejaia province, Algeria)


Ansberto

From Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“deity”) and *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).


Calimero

From Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) and μηρός (mērós, “thigh”).


Galdino

Uncertain. Maybe from Proto-Germanic *gildiz (“precious”) or from *waldiz (“powerful”).


Misaele

a male given name, equivalent to English Misael


Metodio

From Ancient Greek Μεθόδιος (Methódios).


Gennadio

From Ancient Greek Γεννάδιος (Gennádios).


Sisinnio

From Late Latin Sisinnius, of uncertain origin.


Giairo

Hebrew יָאִיר


Bianore

(Greek mythology) Bianor, another name of Ocnus


Boemondo

a male given name, equivalent to English Bohemond


Brendano

a male given name, equivalent to English Brendan


Geronzio

From Latin Gerontius, ultimately from Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”).


Gamaliele

From Late Latin Gamaliēl from Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl) from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl) from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).

bor

Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl)

cog

ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ

(biblical, Judaism, Christianity) Gamaliel

a male given name from Hebrew (“God is my reward”)


Nabide

From Latin Nabis, from Ancient Greek Νάβις (Nábis).


Nearco

From Latin Nearchus, from Ancient Greek Νέαρχος (Néarkhos).


Niceforo

From Latin Nīcēphorus, from Ancient Greek Νικηφόρος (Nikēphóros).


Sveva

From sveva, feminine form of svevo (“Swabian”).


Pacomio

From Latin Pachōmius, from Ancient Greek Παχώμιος (Pakhṓmios), from Coptic ⲁϧⲱⲙ (axōm).


Agabo

From Ancient Greek Ἄγαβος (Ágabos), from Biblical Hebrew חָגָב (“locust”).


Mattatia

From the Latin Mattathiās, from the Ancient Greek Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς (Măttăthĭ́ās), from the Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū).

der

מַתִּתְיָהוּ

Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū)


Andronico

From Latin Andronicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρόνικος (Andrónikos).


Sinforiano

From Latin Symphoriānus, from Ancient Greek σύμφορος (súmphoros, “useful”).


Luminosa

From luminosa, feminine form of luminoso (“bright, shining”).


Novella

From novella, feminine form of novello (“new, early”).


Porfirio

From Ancient Greek Πορφύριος (Porphúrios).

a male given name, equivalent to English Porphyry


Provino

Maybe from a diminutive form of Latin Probus.


Amanzio

From Latin Amantius, from amans (“loving”).


Maclovio

From Medieval Latin Maclovius, from Breton Mac'h Low.


Cuniberto

From Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, clan”) and *berhtaz (“bright”).


Pininfarina

English: Pininfarina


Senatore Cappelli

Named after Italian politician Raffaele Cappelli (1848–1921).

named-after

Si prova una certa emozione nel vedere distese intere di grani Duro Lucano, Saragolla, Senatore Cappelli, dalle spighe alte più di una persona, con i quali si potranno ottenere paste e farine vere.

2007, Gino Girolomoni, Maccheroni acqua e farina. 90 ricette di una rinnovata cultura alimentare, Editoriale Jaca Book, →ISBN, page 131:

Il grano fu messo in commercio nel 1923 con il nome di Cappelli, nel frattempo divenuto senatore. Strampelli rilasciò anche altre varietà di grano duro come il Milazzo e il Tripolino, ma fu il Senatore Cappelli a ottenere il maggiore successo tra […]

2013, Dario Bressanini, Pane e bugie: La verità su ciò che mangiamo. I pregiudizi, gli interessi, i miti, le paure, Chiarelettere, →ISBN:


Saragolla

Questo settantatreenne agricoltore di Torano - da tre lustri specializzato nella lavorazione del farro rosso - è l’anima di un piccolo gruppo di coltivatori che - dalle colline sull’Adriatico fino alla Fortezza di Civitella - ha riportato alla luce un cereale dimenticato per secoli: il grano Saragolla.

2004 July 11, “E a Torano la pasta con l’archeo-grano”, in Corriere della Sera:

(agriculture) a hard wheat variety similar to kamut, Triticum turanicum subsp. polonicum


Palazzo Chigi

the official residence of the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic

(metonymically) the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic

Palazzo del Quirinale

residence of the President of the Italian Republic

Palazzo della Consulta

seat of the Constitutional Court of Italy


Scaramucci

English: Scaramucci

desc

→ Chinese: → 斯卡拉穆奇 (Sīkǎlāmùqí) (transliteration)


Gotti

English: Gotti


Nitto

English: Nitto


D'Andrea

From the personal name Andrea (“Andrew”).

a surname transferred from the given name


Cinisi

Borrowed from Sicilian Cìnisi, from Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa, “church”).

A town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, Italy


Lascari

Borrowed from Sicilian Làscari /Làschiri, from Arabic العَسْكَرِيّ (al-ʕaskariyy, “the army”), from the Arabic name مَدِينَة العَسْكَرِيّ (madīnat al-ʕaskariyy, “city of the army”). Doublet of ascaro.

der

العَسْكَرِيّ


Gaito

From Arabic قَائِد (qāʔid, “caid, leader”).


Cicala

From cicala (“cicada”), a nickname for a talkative person.


Orengo

From the Late Latin personal name Aurengus or Orengus, a contracted form of some Germanic personal name.

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


Di Pietro

English: Di Pietro

desc

→ Chinese: → 迪彼得羅 /迪彼得罗 (Díbǐdéluó) (transliteration)


Ligorio

From Latin Ligorius, of uncertain origin (but compare ligure).


Romiti

From the plural of romito (“hermit, lonely person”), vulgarisation of Late Latin erēmīta.


Ceravolo

Italianization of Sicilian Ciràvulu, variant form of ciraulu (“snake charmer”). Doublet of Ceraulo.


Del Vecchio

From del + vecchio. Literally, “from the old one”


Lento

From lento (“slow”), a nickname for a slow or lazy person.


Idra di Lerna

(Greek mythology) Hydra (Lernaean Hydra mythical serpent)


Orsa minore

(astronomy) Ursa minor, Little Bear, Little Dipper (constellation)


Orsa maggiore

(astronomy) Charles' Wain (constellation)


Corona boreale

(astronomy) Corona Borealis (constellation)

(astronomy) Northern Crown (constellation)


Corona australe

(astronomy) Corona Australis (constellation)

(astronomy) Southern Crown (constellation)


Triangolo Australe

(astronomy) Triangulum Australe (constellation)

(astronomy) Southern Triangle (constellation)


Croce del Sud

(astronomy) Southern Cross (constellation)


discontinuità di Mohorovičić

Named for Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić (1857-1936).

Mohorovičić discontinuity
Mohorovičić discontinuity

Andrija Mohorovičić
it:discontinuità di Mohorovicic


discontinuità di Moho

discontinuità di Mohorovičić
discontinuità di Mohorovičić#Italian

Alternative form of discontinuità di Mohorovičić


RTI

Reti Televisive Italiane
Reti Televisive Italiane#Italian

(broadcasting) Initialism of Reti Televisive Italiane


Nicotera

A town in Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy


Gio

English: Gio

a diminutive of the male given names Giovanni, Giorgi, Giorgio, or Sergio, feminine equivalent Gia

a diminutive of the male given name Giuseppe, equivalent to English Joe


Dallara

English: Dallara


Dall'Ara

English: Dallara


Galeazzo

a male given name, equivalent to English Galahad


Ultima Thule

Unadapted borrowing from English Ultima Thule, from Latin ultima Thūlē (literally “farthest Thule”).


Rimbaud

Unadapted borrowing from French Rimbaud.


Alfredino

a diminutive of the male given name Alfredo


Shostakovich

Borrowed from Russian Шостако́вич (Šostakóvič). Ultimately, from Belarusian and Ukrainian derivatives of Proto-Slavic *šestъ (“sixth”).

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Шостако́вич Шостакович#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Шостако́вич (Šostakóvič)


Seleno

From Selene, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, feminine equivalent Selena


Selenia

a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Selenio


Selenio

a male given name from Ancient Greek, feminine equivalent Selenia


Forza Italia

a former centre-right political party whose leader was Silvio Berlusconi


Erasistrato

it:Erasistrato di Ceo, Greek anatomist and royal physician under Seleucus I Nicator of Syria


Malco

From Ancient Greek Μάλχος (Málkhos), from Hebrew מֶלֶך.


Čajkovskij

Borrowed from Russian Чайко́вский (Čajkóvskij).

Чайко́вский Чайковский#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Чайко́вский (Čajkóvskij), usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky


Šostakovič

Шостако́вич Шостакович#Russian


Giardini del Casoncello

a garden on the Appennino Bolognese Scansoli Loiano Emilia-Romagna


Casoncello

a place on the Bologna Apennines Loiano province Emilia-Romagna


Palazzo Madama

(colloquial, metonymically) a building in Rome that is the home of the Senate of the Republic, located in the homonymous Piazza Madama


Palazzo della Consulta

(colloquial, metonymically) a building in Rome that is the seat of the Italian Constitutional Court


Palazzo Montecitorio

(colloquial, metonymically) a building in Rome that is the seat of the Italian Chamber of Deputies


Palazzo del Quirinale

(colloquial, metonymically) a building in Rome that is the residence of the Italian President of the Republic


Palazzo Farnese

(colloquial, metonymically) a building in Rome that is the residence of the French Embassy


Palazzo Senatorio

(colloquial, metonymically) the town hall of the city of Rome


Palazzo Barberini

a baroque palace in Rome that houses the National Gallery of Ancient Art and the Italian Institute of Numismatics


Palazzo Venezia

the residence of what used to be the Republic of Venice Embassy in Rome. During Fascism it was Mussolini's headquarters and nowadays is the seat of the National Museum of Palazzo Venezia


Casa Keats-Shelley

a building in Rome that was home of the poet John Keats and later of Percy Bysshe Shelley


Mezzaselva

Mezzaselva (a frazione in the comune of Roana, Vicenza, Italy)


Palazzo Koch

the headquarter of the Bank of Italy in Rome Italy


Villa Medici

a group of buildings hosting the Academy of France in Rome Italy


Trinità dei Monti

a church in Rome famous for its stairway to Piazza di Spagna


Palazzo di Giustizia

a building hosting the Italian Supreme Court in Rome

similar buildings in many other Italian cities


Palazzo del Laterano

a building in Rome for thousand years Papal Seat and Roman Pontiff official residence nowadays hosting the Museo Storico dello Stato Pontificio


Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana

a monumental building in Rome EUR housing the headquarters of luxury fashion label Fendi


Palazzo Pitti

Pitti Palace (Renaissance palace and museum complex in Florence, Italy)


Campo Marzio

Campus Martius (the most populous area of ancient Rome)


Piazza del Campidoglio

a square in Rome sited on top of the Capitoline hill in front of Campidoglio having at its centre the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius


Piazza San Pietro

St. Peter's Square in Vatican City in front of St. Peter's Cathedral


Piazza Navona

a Rome square having at its center the Fountain of Four Rivers by Gian Lorenzo Bernini


Piazza di Spagna

a square at the bottom of the Spanish Steps and at its center the famous Fontana della Barcaccia, sculpted by Pietro Bernini and his son, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, is one of the most famous squares in Rome (Italy)


Palazzo di Spagna

a building in the Piazza di Spagna Rome hosting the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See


Piazza del Popolo

a famous Rome square at the foot of Pincio hill


Campo de' Fiori

a square in Rome having at its centre the bronze statue of Giordano Bruno burned alive in this square for heresy by the Roman Inquisition


Piazza Colonna

a square in Rome; It is named for the marble Column of Marcus Aurelius on the square center


Piazza del Pantheon

Piazza della Rotonda
Piazza della Rotonda#Italian


Belvedere

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


Isole Juan Fernández

Juan Fernández Islands
Juan Fernández Islands


Navona

famous square in Rome. Original square name was "in Agone" (from latin "in agonis" or "agones" (games)) and after centuries of language corruption from "agone" became "in agone", "innagone", "navone" and finally nowadays "Navona"


Fontana di Trevi

Trevi Fountain (a fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi)


Madama

a building in Rome Italy hosting the Italian Senate


Consulta

a building in Rome, Italy hosting the Constitutional Court


Boboli

a park in Florence, Italy directly behind the Pitti Palace


Pitti

Luca Pitti (1398–1472) was a Florentine banker during the period of the republic presided over by Cosimo de' Medici


Ponte Vecchio

E se l'amassi indarno, andrei sul Ponte Vecchio, ma per buttarmi in Arno!

1918, Giacomo Puccini, Giovacchino Forzano (lyrics and music), “O mio babbino caro”, in Gianni Schicchi:

a bridge over the Arno in Florence, Italy


Ponte Milvio

Milvian (or Mulvian) Bridge (a bridge over the Tiber in northern Rome, Italy)


Ponte Sant'Angelo

a bridge in Rome, Italy, completed in 134 AD by Roman Emperor Hadrian, to span the Tiber, from the city center to his newly constructed mausoleum, now the Castel Sant'Angelo


Ponte Elio

Ponte Sant'Angelo
Ponte Sant'Angelo#Italian


Palazzo Leoni Montanari

a late Baroque palace located in Vicenza in the Veneto region of Italy housing exhibition rooms with masterpieces of 18th century Veneto paintings and a collection of ancient Russian icons


Ponte di Rialto

Ponte dell'Accademia
Ponte dell'Accademia#Italian

Ponte degli Scalzi
Ponte degli Scalzi#Italian

Ponte della Costituzione
Ponte della Costituzione#Italian

oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy (along with Ponte dell'Accademia, Ponte degli Scalzi and Ponte della Costituzione)


Ponte dell'Accademia

one of only four bridges in Venice, Italy, to span the Grand Canal


Ponte degli Scalzi

Literally, “Bridge of the Barefoot [Monks]”.


Palazzo Vecchio

Palazzo Vecchio (the town hall of Florence, Italy)


Piazza della Signoria

an L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy


Loggia dei Lanzi

Piazza della Signoria
Piazza della Signoria

a building on a corner of the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy, adjoining the Uffizi Gallery


Lanzi

Landsknechts or lansquenets (In Italian: "lanzichenecchi", corrupted to Lanzi)


Loggia della Signoria

Loggia dei Lanzi
Loggia dei Lanzi#Italian


Galleria degli Uffizi

Uffizi Gallery (art museum in Florence, Italy)


Corridoio Vasariano

Vasari Corridor (an elevated enclosed passageway in Florence, Italy)


Duomo di Firenze

Santa Maria del Fiore
Santa Maria del Fiore#Italian


Battistero di San Giovanni Battista

Florence baptistery also known as the Baptistery of Saint John, its octagonal baptistery stands in both the Piazza del Duomo and the Piazza San Giovanni, across from Florence Cathedral and the Campanile di Giotto


Campanile di Giotto

Giotto's Campanile (a belltower in Florence, Italy)


Piazza del Duomo

the Cathedral Square located in the heart of the historic center of Florence, Italy


Cupola del Brunelleschi

the cross dome-shaped cupola over the roof of the Duomo di Firenze, designed by Filippo Brunelleschi


Reggia di Capodimonte

the Royal Palace of Capodimonte is a grand Bourbon palazzo in Naples, Italy


Capodimonte

an area of Naples famous for a Bourbon royal palace, the National Museum of Capodimonte, housed in the former Palace of Capodimonte, the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte and Capodimonte porcelain manufactory


Castel Sant'Elmo

Certosa di San Martino
Certosa di San Martino

a medieval fortress located on a hilltop near the Certosa di San Martino, overlooking Naples, Italy


Certosa di San Martino

Charterhouse of St. Martin (a former monastery complex, now a museum, in Naples Italy)


Villa Rosebery

Villa Rosebery in Naples, Italy (one of the three official residences of the President of the Italian Republic, so named because it was owned by the British prime minister, The 5th Earl of Rosebery)


Reggia di Caserta

the Royal Palace of Caserta, a former royal residence in Caserta, Italy, constructed by the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies as their main residence as kings of Naples


OMRI

Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana#Italian

Abbreviation of Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana.


Macaluso

Sicilian surname from Arabic مخلوص (maḵlūṣ, “freed, liberated”).


Stradivari

Antonio Stradivari, Italian luthier from Cremona, Italy


Panfilia

From Latin Pamphȳlia, from Ancient Greek Παμφῡλίᾱ (Pamphūlíā).


Macedonia del Nord

North Macedonia
North Macedonia#English:_Q221

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

North Macedonia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Nuovo Jersey

(obsolete) Alternative form of New Jersey


Luigiana

(obsolete, puristic) Alternative form of Luisiana


Salvini

English: Salvini


Vigata

A fictional town in Sicily, in the books by Andrea Camilleri, based on Porto Empedocle


Montelusa

A fictional town in Sicily, in the books by Andrea Camilleri, based on Agrigento


Fede

a metronymic surname transferred from the given name


Fede

a diminutive of the male given name Federico


Fede

a diminutive of the female given name Federica


Venezia Giulia

Venezia Giulia (a historical region in Italy)


TAV

Compare similarly constructed French TGV.

Acronym of Treno ad Alta Velocità (“high-speed train”).

(specifically) the planned high-speed link between Italy (Turin) and France (Lyons)


Tav

Alternative letter-case form of TAV (especially in newspapers)


Dibba

(informal) the politician and activist Alessandro Di Battista


Onu

Alternative form of ONU (especially in newspapers)


Pedemontana

any of several motorways/freeways, either in Piedmont or at the foot on mountains


Daspo

social dangerousness
social dangerousness

an Italian preventive measure enacted in 1989 whose purpose is to prevent social dangerousness through temporary forced exile between a year and five years and also a fine of 100 euro up to 300 euro. Originally used to counter violence in sport protests but since 2017 is used to prevent civil crimes too.


Azzurrini

From Azzurri + -ini (diminutive suffix).

the Italian national under 21 football team


Frattaminore

A district of Naples, once called "Pomigliano d'Atella"


Miranese

the central area of the province of Venice, Italy


Bossi

Inherited from Latin buxus. Doublet of Busso, Bussi, Bosso, and Bossetti.


Bibione

A small coastal resort in Venice, Veneto, Italy


Di Maio

→ English: DiMaio


Zordan

Borrowed from Venetan Zordan, the local variant of the personal name Giordano (“Jordan”).

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


Callegari

Occupational surname, from Latin caligārius (“shoemaker”).


Ponente

the western part of the Ligurian Riviera


Palermitano

Noun use of the adjective palermitano (“of or pertaining to Palermo”).

the territory of the province of Palermo


Reatino

Noun use of the adjective reatino (“of or pertaining to Rieti”).


Tropea

A town in Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy


Tutino

Italianized from Sicilian Tutinu, from the shortening of Toti. Doublet of Totino.


Totino

Italianized from Sicilian Tutinu. Doublet of Tutino.


Fina

Short form of various personal names, such as Serafina.


Prokofiev

Borrowed from Russian Проко́фьев (Prokófʹjev).

bor+

Проко́фьев Прокофьев#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Проко́фьев (Prokófʹjev)


RPDC

Abbreviation of Repubblica Popolare Democratica di Corea.


it-proper noun

Repubblica Democratica Popolare di Corea f

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea


Maranta

→ Translingual: Maranta


Pasife

Tosto che parton l’accoglienza amica,
prima che ’l primo passo lì trascorra,
sopragridar ciascuna s’affatica:
la nova gente: «Soddoma e Gomorra»;
e l’altra: «Ne la vacca entra Pasife,
perché ’l torello a sua lussuria corra».

1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXVI”, in Purgatorio [Purgatory], lines 37–42; 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:

No sooner is the friendly greeting ended,
or ever the first footstep passes onward,
each one endeavors to outcry the other;
the new-come people: "Sodom and Gomorrah!"
the rest: "Into the cow Pasiphae enters,
so that the bull unto her lust may run!"

Minosse, raccontavano, aveva avuto parecchie mogli, che invano avevano tentato di dargli un erede: dal loro grembo non nascevano che serpenti e scorpioni. Solo Pasife, alla fine, riuscì a dargli dei figli normali

1959, Indro Montanelli, “Capitolo primo: Minosse [First chapter: Minos]”, in Storia dei Greci [History of the Greeks], 39th edition, Milan, published 1973, page 12:

Minos, they said, had had many wives, that fruitlessly tried to give him an heir: from their wombs nothing was born but snakes and scorpions. In the end, only Pasiphae managed to give him normal children


Sedilo

a village in Oristano, Sardinia that is the venue of the ardia


Terpandro

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τέρπανδρος (Térpandros).

bor+

Il più celebre, Terpandro, fu condotto da Lesbo, e gli si diede quel nome che significa “deliziatore di uomini” perché compose inni patriottici dove nessuno poteva fare un assolo.

1959, Indro Montanelli, “Licurgo [Lykourgos]”, in Storia dei Greci [History of the Greeks], 39th edition, Milan, published 1973, page 119:

The most famous [musician], Terpander, was brought in from Lesbos, and was given the name meaning "delighter of men", because he composed patriotic hymns where no one could have gone solo.


Eliogabalo

Borrowed from Latin Heliōgabālus, a variant of Latin Elāgabālus.


Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia

Most Serene Republic of Venice
Most Serene Republic of Venice


Iambe

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάμβη (Iámbē).


Asia occidentale

Holonym: Asia


Berito

Berytus (an ancient city in modern Lebanon; modern Beirut)


Repubblica Islamica dell'Iran

Repubblica Islamica dell’Iran (canonical feminine)

Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran


Revello

A comune of the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy


Alternative letter-case form of Covid-19


Ciaramella

From ciaramella (“shawm; bagpipe”), a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of such musical instruments.


Fieri

English: Fieri

Along with the surname Feroci, from feroce (“fierce”).


Lofaso

English: Lofaso


Guarnaschelli

English: Guarnaschelli


Giovinazzi

English: Giovinazzi


Fauci

From the Sicilian surname Fauci, from fauci (“sickle”).


Dallago

English: Dallago

German: Dallago

French: Dallago

desc

→ Chinese: → 達拉戈 /达拉戈 (Dálāgē) (transliteration)

From dal (“from”) + lago (“lake”).
From da+il+lago.


Bassa Austria

Calque of German Niederösterreich, By surface analysis, bassa + Austria.


Porto Vecchio

Porto Vecchio (a city and commune of the Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica)


Barlaam

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Barlaam, itself borrowed from Byzantine Greek Βαρλαάμ (Barlaám).


Vinegia

Borrowed from Venetan, from Latin Venetia, from the pre-Roman substrate population of the Venetī, name of an ancient Italic people living in an area corresponding to the present-day North-East of Italy.

Puis s'en parti Antenor et Prians, à grant compaignie de gent, et se n'alerent en la marche de Trevise, non mie loing de Venise, et là firent une autre cité que est apelée Padoe

late 13ᵗʰ century [1260–1267], “Delli re di Francia [On the kings of France]” (chapter 39), in anonymous translator, Il tesoro [The treasure], translation of Livres dou Tresor by Brunetto Latini (in Old French); collected in Luigi Gaiter, editor, Il tesoro, volume 1, Bologna: Romagnoli, 1877, pages 106–107:

Then Antenor and Priam, along with many other people, left and went to the march of Treviso, where they built another city, which is called Padua, not far from Venice.

Il fu voir que au tens qe Baudoin estoit enperaor de Gostantinople, ce fu a les .mccl. anç, mesire Nicolao Pol, que pere messire March estoit, et messiere Mafeu Pol, que frere mesere Nicolau estoit, cesti deus freres estoient en la cité de Gostantinople, qui i estoient alés de Venese con leur merchandie

c. 1300 [c. 1298], Marco Polo et al., Milione [Million], translation of Le divisement dou monde by Marco Polo and Rustichello da Pisa (in Old French); republished as “Lor partita di Gostantinopoli [Their departure from Constantinople]” (chapter 2), in Antonio Lanza, editor, Il Milione di Marco Polo, L'Unità - Editori Riuniti, 1982:

It is true that, at the time that Baldwin was emperor of Constantinople—that was in the year of Christ 1250—sir Niccolò Polo (who was sir Marco's father) and his brother, sir Matteo Polo, these two brothers were in the city of Constantinople, having come from Venice with goods for trading

messomi io in cammino, di Vinegia partendomi ed andandomene per lo Borgo de’ greci e di quindi per lo reame del Garbo cavalcando e per Baldacca, pervenni in Parione

1349–1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata sesta – Novella decima”, in Decameron; republished as Aldo Francesco Massera, editor, Il Decameron, Bari: Laterza, 1927:

Having gotten on my way, leaving Venice and passing through Borgo de' Greci, from which, riding through the kingdom of Algarve and Baldacca, I came to Parione

E le condizione de’ tempi, nostra infelicità, tengono disparsa e disseminata la nostra famiglia Alberta, come vedi, parte in Ponente, a Londra, Bruggia, Cologna, pochi in Italia, a Vinegia, a Genova, a Bologna, in Roma alcuni

1433–1440, Leon Battista Alberti, “Libro secondo [Second book]”, in I libri della famiglia; collected in Cecil Grayson, editor, Leon Battista Alberti - Opere volgari^(https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Opere_volgari_(Alberti)), volume 1, Bari: Gius. Laterza e figli, 1960, page 85:

And the circumstances of our time—to our chagrin—keep our family of the Alberti dispersed and scattered, as you see, part in the West, in London, Bruges, Cologne; a few in Italy, in Venice, in Genua, in Bologna, some in Rome

Per che vi fece l’apparecchio delle nozze ordinare bello e grande, e, invitatovi delle vicine contrade qualunque più onorato uomo v’era con le lor donne, e da Vinegia similmente, in suoni e canti e balli e solennissimi conviti l’un giorno appresso all’altro ne menava

1530, Pietro Bembo, “Capitolo II [Chapter 2]”, Libro primo [First book], in Gli Asolani [The Asolani]; collected in Carlo Dionisotti, editor, Prose della volgar lingua, Gli Asolani, Rime (I classici italiani TEA Tascabili), Milan: Editori Associati, 1989:

So she ordered a beautiful, great wedding to be prepared, and, having invited from the nearby parishes all the most honoured men there were, along with their women—and from Venice as well—she spent day after day in sounds, singing, dances, and most solemn banquets

[…] Tu sai, che invano
l’uccisor d’Alessandro asilo e scampo
sperò trovare in libera contrada.
Tuo brando il giunse entro Vinegia […]

1789, Vittorio Alfieri, “Atto primo”, in Don Garzia^(https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Don_Garzia_(Alfieri,_1946)), Scena prima; collected in Nicola Bruscoli, editor, Vittorio Alfieri - Tragedie^(https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Tragedie_(Alfieri,_1946),_Volume_II), volume 2, Bari: Laterza, 1946, page 356:

You know how Alessandro's murderer hoped in vain to find refuge and escape in a free country: your sword reached him in Venice

(archaic, poetic) Venice (the capital city of Veneto, Italy)


Nembrot

From Nimrod, with final devoicing, and development of an epenthetic -b-.

Questo Nembrot fu figliuolo di Cus che fu figliuolo di Can il secondo figliuolo di Noè. E per lo suo orgoglio e forza si credette contrastare a·dDio, dicendo che Idio era signore del cielo, e egli della terra.

1348, Giovanni Villani, “Libro primo [First Book]”, in Nuova Cronica [New Chronicle], published 1991, section 2:

This Nimrod was the son of Cush, who was the son of Ham, the second child of Noah. And, because of his own pride and strength, he believed he could challenge God, saying that God was lord of the sky, and he himself of the land.


diluvio universale

il diluvio universale (canonical masculine)


Cefalonia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κεφαλληνίᾱ (Kephallēníā).


Tapso

From Latin Thapsus, Thapsos, from Ancient Greek Θάψος (Thápsos), from Phoenician.

Thapsus (Carthaginian and Roman port near present-day Bakalta, Tunisia)


Bellavista

From bella (“beautiful”) + vista (“view”).


Andretti

→ English: Andretti

English: Mario Andretti

French: Mario Andretti

→ French: Andretti


Ganassi

English: Ganassi

French: Ganassi

German: Ganassi

desc

→ Chinese: → 加納西 /加纳西 (Jiānàxī) (transliteration)


Cinotti

English: Cinotti

French: Cinotti

German: Cinotti


Garcetti

English: Garcetti


Cotroni

English: Cotroni

French: Cotroni


Mazzetti

→ English: Mazzetti


Franchitti

English: Franchitti

Franchitti (a hamlet in Isernia, Molise, Italy)


Oltrepò

Oltrepò mantovano in the province of Mantova

Oltrepò pavese in the province of Pavia

either of two geographically different areas of Italy


Lampariello

Lampariello is the corrective form of Lambariello, that could represent *L’ambariello, the diminutive of L’amaro, “the unfortunate one” (from L. amarus, “bitter”) or La Mari < Adimari, composed of the Germanic elements for “noble” and “fame.” On the other hand, It. dialectal lampara from a hypothetical *lampadara from It. lampada, "lantern," refers to night fishing with a blinding light source. In this sense, Lampariello could signify the "little night fisherman."


Chirco

From a variant of the personal name Ciriaco. Compare Chirico.

a surname transferred from the given name


Ponteacco

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia

a village in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia


Bregnano

A small town in the province of Como, Lombardy, Italy


Caslino d'Erba

A village in the province of Como, Lombardy, Italy


Boiardi

English: Boyardee


Fortunago

A small town in the province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy


Piubega

A small town in the province of Mantova, Lombardy, Italy


Simisso

medieval name of Samsun, a city of Turkey


Studio Ovale

Una questione delicata che - nel caso vincesse le elezioni - si troverà sul tavolo dello Studio Ovale anche Joe Biden.

2020 October 20, Alberto Flores D'Arcais, “Stati Uniti e Russia pronti a firmare il nuovo trattato Start per il congelamento delle armi nucleari [United States and Russia ready to sign the new START treaty to freeze nuclear arms]”, in la Repubblica:

A delicate issue that - in the case that he wins the election - even Joe Biden will find on the table of the Oval Office.


Fois

From a Sardinian nickname related to Latin bōs (“ox”).


Lancia

From lancia (“spear”), a metonymic occupational surname for an armorer or for a soldier who carried a spear.


Guastavillani

Verb-object compound, composed of guasta (“to ruin, to damage”) + villani (“peasants”).


Seccadenari

From seccare (“to dry, wither”) + denari (“money”).


Cavalcabò

Verb-object compound, composed of cavalca (“to ride”) + bò (“ox”) (dialectal; compare bue).

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Chiti

English: Chiti


Disma

(biblical) Dismas, the name of the penitent thief crucified together with Christ


Confalonieri

From a variation of gonfaloniere (“standard-bearer”).


Ispagna

in Ispagna

(dated) Alternative form of Spagna, used epenthetically after a consonant


Cuffaro

Borrowed from Sicilian Cuffaru, from cuffaru (“basket maker”).


Salemme

From Neapolitan Salemme, probably from Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Cfr. salamelecco. Doublet of Salemi and Sallemi.


Ferlito

Italianization of the Sicilian surname Sicilian Firritu, from Ferra (“Ferla”) + -itu (“inhabitational suffix”), from Ferula the first element, while the second is from the reminiscence of Latin -ītēs, ultimately from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). Doublet of ferlese.


Degani

From decano (“dean, doyen”), through Venetan.


Agresti

A nickname for a peasant or countryman, from agreste (“rural, rustic”).


Occhipinti

From occhi (“eyes”) + pinti (“painted”).


Savigliano

A town in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy


Isvezia

in Isvezia

(dated) Alternative form of Svezia, used epenthetically after a consonant


Iscozia

in Iscozia

(dated) Alternative form of Scozia, used epenthetically after a consonant


Piperno

From Latin Privernum. Doublet of Priverno.

former name of Priverno, a town in Lazio, Italy


Maugeri

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


Bonafede

A nickname from bona (“good”) + fede (“faith”).


Rametta

Borrowed from Sicilian ramitta (“twig”), from rama (“branch”).


Saccavino

English: Saccavino

Perhaps from French sac à vin (“drunkard”).


Savatteri

Borrowed from Sicilian Savatteri, Borrowed from Sicilian savatteri (“slipper maker”), from Sicilian savatta (“slipper”). Compare ciabatta.


Sette

See sette (“seven”), as in Sette Comuni ("seven comuni").


Dell'Utri

Calque of the omonymous Sicilian surname, from Sicilian di l'utri (literally “related to goatskin”).


Isnardi

From the medieval personal name Isnardo.


Consoli

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


Montemurro

From the name of a town in Basilicata, which derives from It. mons, "mountain," and It. dialectal morro, "rocky mass," a word of pre-Roman origin which is cognate with the geological term in English moraine.


Servidio

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


Abbaleo

From abba (“father, abbot”) + Leo (“a given name”).


Alafaci

From Greek ελαφάκι (elafáki, “fawn, young deer”).


Maffucci

English: Maffucci


Azzarà

→ English: Azzara


Frigerio

From the Lombard name for the hackberry.


Bernardeschi

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


Bucolo

From Ancient Greek βουκόλος (boukólos, “cowsman”).

(Greek mythology) Bucolus, the name of various characters of the Greek mythology

a male given name, equivalent to Bucolus


Drusiana

Borrowed from Latin Drūsiāna, feminine form of Drūsiānus, derived from Drūsus.

(rare) a female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Drusiano


Della Robbia

From della + robbia (“madder”), probably because the ancestors were painters.


Portinari

From Late Latin portinarius, portonarius (“someone in charge of defending the gates of a city”).


Rondinelli

A nickname from a diminutive of rondine (“swallow”).


Calafiore

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


Davizzi

From the Italian given name Davizzo, variant of Davide.


Lograsso

From lo (“the”) + grasso (“fat”), a nickname for a stout and corpulent man.


Macedonio

From Ancient Greek Μακεδόνιος (Makedónios, “Macedonian”).


Gabrielleschi

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


Cannavaro

Borrowed from Sicilian Cannavaru, from Sicilian cannavaru (“one who handles cànnava”).


Piccardo

From piccardo (“inhabitant of Picardy”).


Di Virgilio

→ English: DiVirgilio


Carnesecchi

From carne (“flesh, meat”) + secca (“dry”), an occupational surname for a butcher.


Zantedeschi

→ Translingual: Zantedeschia


La Russa

From the Sicilian surname La Russa (“The She-redhead”), from russu (“red”).


Ciaravolo

Italianization of Sicilian Ciaràvulu, variant form of ciraulu (“snake charmer”). Doublet of Ceraulo.


Cirilli

Patronymic derived from the given name Cirillo.


Coccimiglio

Sicilian: Cuccimigghiu

Readaptation of a substrate loan from Sicilian cuccumeli:
* from an unattested Medieval Greek *κοκκυμήλιον (*kokkumḗlion), ultimately from κοκκύμηλον (kokkúmēlon, “plum”), from κόκκῠξ (kókkŭx, “cuckoo”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, any fruit from a tree”);
* from κοκκύμηλον (kokkúmēlon) with influence from meli;
* alternatively from κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, kernel”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, any fruit from a tree”) (cfr. Κώκαλος (Kṓkalos) for the first element).
Possibly cognate with Greek Κουκουμέλης (Koukoumélis).


Codispoti

Calabrian surname from Greek οικοδεσπότης (oikodespótis, “host”).

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οικοδεσπότης


Colombrita

Perhaps from Ancient Greek κολυμβήθρα (kolumbḗthra, “reservoir, cistern”).


Lo Giudice

Italianized from Sicilian Lu Jùdici, lu (“the”) + jùdici (“judge”).


De Fino

→ English: Defino


Capitano

Occupational surname, from capitano (“captain”).


Lepre

From lepre (“hare”), nickname for a fleet-footed or timid person.


Cattelan

From Venetan catełan (“Catalan, from Catalonia”), in reference to the origins of the people it was first given to. Doublet of catalano and Catalano.


Aricò

→ English: Arico


Delfo

Hypocoristic of the personal name Adelfo.


Fanara

Sicilian occupational surname from Greek φαναράς (fanarás, “lampmaker”), from φανός (fanós, “torch, lamp”).


Marieschi

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


Marchionne

From an old variant of Melchiorre. Compare Neapolitan Melchionna.


Mastronardi

From mastro (“mister”) + Nardi (“an Italian surname”).


Giacomini

Patronymic derived from a hypocoristic form Giacomo + -ino.


Di Grazia

→ English: Digrazia


Buonamici

From buoni (“good”) + amici (“friends”).


Lazzari

Patronymic surname from the given name Lazzaro (“Lazarus”).


Orrico

Patronymic surname derived from a variant of the Italian given name Ulrico.


Di Mascio

→ English: Dimascio


Liistro

From the Sicilian surname Lijistru, from lijistru (“privet”).


Nannini

→ English: Nannini

Portuguese: Nanini

Spanish: Nanini

English: Nanini

desc

→ Chinese: → 南尼尼 (Nánníní) (transliteration)


Masala

Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost settlement in Sardinia.


Colussi

From the Friulian and Venetan pet names for “Nick”. By surface analysis, Nicola (“Nicholas”) + -uccio (diminutive suffix). Doublet of the Southern surname Colucci, derived analogously from a previous Nicolucci.


Zedda

Perhaps from Sardinian zedda (“cellar”), used to indicate the profession of an innkeeper.


Corongiu

Perhaps a habitational surname for someone who lived near a rocky place.


Lodde

A nickname, from Sardinian lodde (“fox”).


Deplano

Surname denoting someone living in a plain. Compare Latin planus (“flat, even”).


Nieddu

Borrowed from Sardinian nieddu (“black”).


Crobu

Perhaps from Sardinian crobu (“crow”) or from a local placename.


Sedda

From a local placename in Sardinia, which can be translated as "top of a mountain".


Berrettini

From a diminutive of berretto (“beanie, cap”), probably a nickname for a maker of caps or for someone who used to wear one.


Delogu

Perhaps from Sardinian de (“of”) + logu (“place”).


Starace

Southern Italian surname, from the Greek personal name Σταυράκης (Stavrákis), a diminutive of Σταύρος (Stávros).


Mariella

English: Mariella

a diminutive of the female given name Maria


Nauclerio

Occupational surname, from Latin nauclērius (“ship's captain”).


Marongiu

From Sardinian marongiu (“the act of hoeing”), from marra (“hoe, digging tool”).


Nasta

From a reduced form of the personal name Anastasio.

a surname transferred from the given name


Trudu

From Sardinian trudu (“thrush”). Compare tordo (“thrush”).


Nazzari

Patronymic surname, from the personal name Nazzaro.


Uccheddu

From Sardinian uccheddu (“eyelet”). Compare occhiello.


Segré

Alternative form of Segre: a Jewish surname


Chirigu

From a Sardinian personal name similar to Italian Chirico.


Atzori

Perhaps from Spanish azor (“goshawk”) or, more probably, from a lost Sardinian toponym.


Nuciforo

Patronymic surname, from a variant of the given name Niceforo.


Schena

Probably from a regional variant of schiena (“back”), perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived near a rise or bump on the ground.


Deidda

From de (“of; from”) + idda, clipping of Sardinian bidda (“town, hamlet”).


Ciccu

A Sardinian patronymic surname, probably derived from an hypocoristic form of the personal name Francesco.


Matzeu

Probably a Sardinian variant of the surname Mazzeo.


Siddu

Perhaps from Sardinian siddu (“seal”). Compare sigillo.


Aufiero

Neapolitan variant of the surname Alfieri.


Sanzone

Sanzone, originally spelled Sansone, is from the Biblical Samson, whose superhuman strength is always inspirational to the underdog. But, since there were a host of minor Catholic saints named for Samson as well, the popularity of this surname in Italy could be owing more to these saints than to the inspirational nature of the Old Testament hero.


Cherchi

Probably from a Sardinian variant of the given name Chirico. Compare Chirigu.


Naitana

Probably a toponymic surname from a lost settlement in Sardinia.


Pancrazi

Patronymic surname, from the male given name Pancrazio.


Papaianni

From papa (“Orthodox priest”) + Ianni (“variant of the personal name Giovanni”).


Papaleo

From papa (“Orthodox priest”) + Leo (“clipped variant of the personal name Leone”).


Desogus

From de (“of, from”) + Sogus, a Sardinian toponym.


Cadeddu

From Sardinian cadeddu (“puppy, whelp”), from Latin catellus.


Doneddu

Perhaps from Sardinian doneddu (“small gift”).


Brau

English: Brau

Most prevalent in Sardinia. Borrowed from Sardinian, derived from a dialectal variant of the adjective bravo (“wild, untamed”). This surname is also found in Catalan and Occitan.


Onnis

Perhaps a Sardinian habitational surname.


Pascali

Patronymic surname, from the male given name Pasquale.


Onestini

Patronymic surname, from an hypocoristic form of the male given name Onesto.


Deiana

Perhaps from de (“of, from”) + Sardinian jana (“fairy”).


Poletti

Patronymic surname, from a hypocoristic form of the male given name Polo.


Petrilli

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Pietro.


Noferi

From a variant of the male given name Onofrio.


Induno

Habitational surname from the name of two town in Lombardy called Induno Olona and Induno Ticino.


Migaleddu

From a Sardinian hypocoristic form of the male given name Michele.


Defraia

From Sardinian. Further etymology unclear.


Canu

From Sardinian canu (“hoary-haired”), from Latin canus.


Orrù

From Sardinian orrù (“bramble”), which is from Latin rubus (“bramble; blackberry”).


Gioi

Perhaps from Sardinian gioi (“Thursday”).


Carrogu

Perhaps from Sardinian carroga (“carrion crow”).


Corrias

Perhaps from Sardinian corria (“leather strap, thong”).


Murtas

Perhaps from Sardinian murta (“myrtle”).


Fabro

The occupational surname is from fabro, variant of fabbro (“smith”).


Primiceri

From primicerio (“head of a brotherhood”).


Madau

Perhaps from Sardinian madau (“fold, enclosure for sheep”).


Chessa

Probably from Sardinian chersa (“lentisk”).


Monaldeschi

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


Pittau

From a Sardinian hypocoristic form of the personal name Sebastiano.


Lazzareschi

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


Accurso

Patronymic surname, from a Southern Italian variant of the male given name Accorso.


Vitelleschi

From vitello (calf) + -eschi (plural form of the relation-forming suffix -esco).


Saccà

From Arabic سَقَى (saqā, “to water, give water”), an occupational surname for a water carrier.


Cenci

From the medieval personal name Cencio, a pet form of Vincenzo.


Samà

From the Greek personal name Σαμάς (Samás), from the biblical name Shimeah, from Hebrew צשַׁמעָא, שַׁמַעָה (compare the verb שְׁמַע (“to hear, listen”)).

Hebrew צשַׁמעָא


Quadarella

English: Quadarella


Florenzi

Patronymic surname, from the personal name Florenzio.


Scibilia

Borrowed from Sicilian Xibilia (or nowadays Scibbilia).


Scifo

Italianization of the Sicilian Scifu, from scifu (“container, vessel”).


Falanga

From Sicilian falanga (“plank, gangplank, temporary bridge; fence”).


Primavera araba

Alternative letter-case form of primavera araba


Seminara

A town in Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy


Sgrò

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek σγουρός (sgourós, “curly”).


Petruzzelli

From a double diminutive of the male given name Pietro.


Panebianco

From pane (“bread”) + bianco (“white”), a metonymic occupational surname for a baker.


Sarracino

From sarracino, Neapolitan variant of saraceno (“Saracene”).


Albertazzi

Ultimately from the male given name Alberto.


Teta

Spelling variant of Teti, a personal name.


Baseggio

From the Venetan variant of the personal name Basilio.


Stefanizzi

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Stefano.


Tallarita

Borrowed from Sicilian taḍḍarita (“bat”), probably used as nickname.

bor+

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


Tanasi

From Sicilian Tanasi. Compare the male given name Atanasio.


Mangiaracina

From the Sicilian name for the fish salpa, verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + racina (“grape”).


Rovagnati

Habitational surname for someone from the village of Rovagnate, in Lombardy.


Trainito

Habitational surname Italianized after the Sicilian demonym trajinitu (“inhanbitant of Troina”), from Trajina (“Troina”) + -itu (“suffix”). Compare Italian Ferlito, Virgillito for the suffix.


Iseppi

From Iseppo, variant of the personal name Giuseppe.


Bacigalupo

From the Ligurian verb bacigare (“to beat with a stick”) + lupo (“wolf”), perhaps a nickname for someone who was courageous and fierce.


Addeo

From a shortened form of the personal name Adeodato. This surname is typical of Campania.


Ruvolo

Habitational surname from Sicilian ruvolo (“sessile oak”).


Ferlinghetti

English: Ferlinghetti


De Angelis

→ English: DeAngelis


Tagliabue

Translingual: tagliabuanus

→ English: Tagliabue

→ Spanish: Tagliabúe

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


Nicolardi

Ultimately from the personal name Nicola.


Scibetta

Clipping of Calascibetta or, otherwise, from Sicilian Xibbetta.


Zenobio

From Latin Zenobios/Zenobius, from Ancient Greek Ζηνόβιος (Zēnóbios).

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Zenobius


Daidone

Borrowed from Sicilian Daiduni (“Aidone”).


Di Bartolo

→ English: DiBartolo

From di (“of”) + Bartolo (“a male given name, variant of Bartolomeo”).


De Bono

→ English: Debono


Di Franco

→ English: DiFranco

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


Filippucci

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Filippo.


Mandosio

→ French: Mandosio

Prospero Mandosio, b. 1643


Di Stefano

→ English: DiStefano


Di Vincenzo

→ English: DiVincenzo

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


Giangreco

A patronymic surname, from Gian + Greco.


Ottobrini

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


Lo Monaco

→ English: Lomonaco


De Mauro

→ English: Demauro


Reggiani

From reggiano (“native of Reggio Emilia”).


Perniciaro

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


Gherardini

From a diminutive form of the personal name Gherardo.


Testagrossa

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


Vitellaro

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


Mezzapelle

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


Vadalà

→ English: Vadala

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


Cosmi

From the personal name Cosmo, variant of Cosimo.


Euforbo

Borrowed from Latin Euphorbus, from Ancient Greek Εὔφορβος (Eúphorbos, literally “well-fed”), derived from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φορβή (phorbḗ, “food, fodder”).


Malafronte

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


De Crescenzo

→ English: Decrescenzo


Robustelli

Hypocoristic form of the surname Robusti.


Olgiati

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


La Grangia

la + grangia. Cognate with French Lagrange.


Calaprice

Perhaps from Latin calabrīx (“buckthorn”).


Gioè

From a variant of the personal name Gioele.


Caldararo

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


Aparo

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


Della Vecchia

→ English: Dellavecchia


Di Russo

→ English: Dirusso


Macrì

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


Calzolari

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


Capraro

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


Tornabene

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


Carraro

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


Casamento

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


Iorizzo

English: Jorizzo


Chiarenza

(historical) Former name of Glarentza, a medieval Frankish fortress and town in Greece


Del Bene

→ English: Delbene


Boschi

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

a habitational surname, equivalent to English Woods or Forest


Repubblica Federale di Germania

Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Republic of Germany


Cucuzza

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


Cugno

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


Cunsolo

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


Colantonio

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


D'Ignazio

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


D'Oronzo

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


Dalmazzi

From the personal name Dalmazzo, variant of Dalmazio.


De Carolis

→ English: Decarolis


Di Loreto

→ English: DiLoreto


D'Orazio

→ English: Dorazio


Vian

From a Venetan variant of the personal name Viviano.


Stefaneschi

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


Russi

The surname is probably a southern variant of Rossi.

A town in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Fragalà

English: Fregly, Fregley


Frangipane

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


Sambonifacio

From the town of San Bonifacio, in Veneto.


Gallinari

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


Berardinelli

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


Gennarini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Gennaro.


Giacobbo

From a variant of the personal name Giacobbe.


Buoncristiano

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


Gioviale

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


Soavi

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


Marigo

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


Giurato

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


Giustini

From the personal name Giustino (“Justin”).


De Vincentis

→ English: Devincentis, DeVincent


Cirone

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


Scarpino

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


Quartararo

English: Quartararo

French: Quartararo


Maserati

English: Maserati


Iuliano

From a variant of the personal name Giuliano.


Paniccia

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


Langella

→ English: Langella


Lodadio

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


Maggiorino

From maggiore (“greater, bigger”) + -ino (diminutive suffix).


Maiore

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


Malgeri

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


Mirabelli

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


Bellantoni

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


Zorzi

From the Venetan variant of the personal name Giorgio.


Martire

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


Colombano

From Latin Columbānus, Latinized form of Irish Columbán.


Pietrostefani

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


Mastrodicasa

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


Filippazzi

Ultimately from the personal name Filippo.


Maurelli

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Mauro.


Ormanni

From Ormanno, a variant of the personal name Ermanno.


Nurra

A geographical region in the northwest of Sardinia, Italy


Todisco

Variant of Tedesco. Compare Sicilian Tudiscu.


Del Rosso

→ English: Delrosso


Cestaro

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


Misso

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


Del Priore

→ English: Delpriore


Curti

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


Incorvaia

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


Spezzacatena

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


Di Mare

→ English: Dimare


Natalino

From Natale (“Christmas; a male given name”) + -ino (diminutive suffix).


Nocerino

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


Pestagalli

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


Signoroni

From Signori + -oni (augmentative suffix).


Territo

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


Dioguardi

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


D'Adamo

→ English: Dadamo


Sangiuliano

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


Palombelli

Hypocoristic form of the surname Palombo.


D'Addona

→ English: Daddona


Di Gilio

→ English: Digilio