Parlato

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


Montemagno

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


Pellicciari

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


De Blasio

→ English: de Blasio

Froma a variant of the personal name Biagio.


Baglio

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


Piacente

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


Pistorino

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


Marcolini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Marco.


Podda

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


Podestà

→ English: Podesta


Cannatella

English: Cannatella


Ponziano

From Latin Pontiānus, patronymic form of Pontius.


Porro

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


Samarati

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


Acquistapace

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


Cirrincione

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


Femia

From a shortened form of the female personal name Eufemia.


Gebbia

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


Papapietro

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


Signoretti

From a hypocoristic form of the surname Signori.


De Palma

→ English: Depalma


Beggiato

→ Translingual: Beggiatoa.


Ramaioli

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


Gasparini

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


Rasmo

From a shortened form of the personal name Erasmo.


Miliddi

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


Rigano

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


La Rosa

→ English: Larosa


Liviero

From a shortened form of the personal name Oliviero.


Cedrone

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


Pietraforte

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


Commare

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


Rustichelli

From the medieval personal name Rustichello.


Satariano

English: Satariano


Petralia

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


Scaletta

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


D'Errico

From a variant of the personal name Enrico.


Tagliapietra

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


Scuteri

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


Secchi

→ English: Secchi


Mendicino

English: Mendicino


Viglianesi

Habitational surname, from any of various places called Vigliano.


Erberto

From Old French Herbert, from Frankish *Hari-bercht, from a Proto-Germanic source *Harjaberhtaz, from *harjaz (“army”) + *berhtaz (“bright”).

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Herbert


UER

Unione europea di radiodiffusione#Italian

Acronym of Unione europea di radiodiffusione (“EBU”).


Felicini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Felice.


D'Imperio

→ English: Dimperio


Siddi

A town in South Sardinia, Sardinia, Italy


Silvestrini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Silvestro.


Sipione

From a variant of the personal name Scipione.


Sisinni

a surname transferred from the given name


Fratangelo

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


Vivaldo

Of Proto-Germanic origin. The second element is certainly *waldą (“might, power, force”), while the first one remains uncertain. The name was probably influenced by Latin vivō (“to live”).


Monteforte

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


Bellanca

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


Di Stasio

→ English: DiStasio

From a shortened variant of the personal name Anastasio.


Tanzi

Patronymic surname from a reduced form of Costanzo o Lattanzio.


Ramberto

From Old French Rambert, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz (“raven”) + *berhtaz (“bright”).


Montecuccoli

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


Guastalegname

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


Di Lauro

→ English: Dilauro


Di Bacco

→ English: Dibacco


Di Geronimo

→ English: Digeronimo


Fiumara

A town in Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy


Di Iorio

→ English: Diorio


Lupinacci

From a derivative of the personal name Lupo.


Trapasso

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


Vermiglio

Trentino-Alto Adige
Trentino-Alto Adige#English

A town in Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy


Spinazzola

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


SPID

Sistema Pubblico di Identità Digitale#Italian

(neologism) Initialism of Sistema Pubblico di Identità Digitale.


Buccellato

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


Borgonovo

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


Vicidomini

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


De Cristofaro

→ English: Decristofaro


Della Penna

→ English: Dellapenna


Dato

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


Zilio

From Venetan Zilio, variant of the personal name Egidio.


Pizzoni

A town in Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy


Buttafava

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


Franchini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Franco.


Adornato

English: Adornato


Zennaro

From a variant of the personal name Gennaro.


La Vecchia

→ English: Lavecchia


Fornaro

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


Di Natale

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


Fiordispino

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


Barraco

→ English: Barraco

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


Sannicandro

Habitational surname, from two towns in Apulia called Sannicandro.


Beccari

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


Pizzolato

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


Deriu

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


Zavattari

→ Translingual: Zavattariornis

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


Brando

Shortened form of personal names, such as Ildebrando, Aldobrando or Aliprando.

A commune of the department of Haute-Corse, region of Corsica, France


Santin

From a Venetan hypocoristic form of the personal name Santo.


Gasbarro

From a variant of the personal name Gaspare.


Di Miceli

→ English: Dimiceli


Di Cenzo

→ English: Dicenzo

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


Campoli

From any of various places called Campoli.


Di Fabio

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


Mulè

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


Scannabecchi

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


Cargese

Corsican: Carghjesi, Carghjese

French: Cargèse

Borrowed from Greek Καργκέζε (Kargkéze).

A city and commune of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France


Sacca

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


Squarcialupi

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


Craparotta

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


Consolo

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


D'Ercole

→ English: Dercole


Di Napoli

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


Erardo

Ultimately of Proto-Germanic origin, perhaps from *harjaz (“army”) + *harduz (“hard”).


Tomasino

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Tommaso.


Di Noto

Habitational surname for a person coming from Noto.


De Rosa

→ English: Derosa


Raineri

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


Raineri

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


Campea

English: Campea


De Nunzio

→ English: Denunzio


Giangregorio

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


Mauceri

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


Micheli

Patronymic from the personal name Michele.


Di Giorgio

→ English: Digiorgio


Gisolfi

From the personal name Gisolfo, a variant of Gisulfo.


De Rienzo

→ English: DeRienzo


Francesconi

From an augmentative form of the personal name Francesco.


D'Antuono

→ English: Dantuono


La Fata

→ English: Lafata


Pietrini

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


La Porta

→ English: Laporta


Guidetti

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Guido.


Lo Conte

→ English: LoConte


Pala

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


Dostoevskij

Borrowed from Russian Достое́вский (Dostojévskij).

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Достое́вский

Достое́вский Достоевский#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Достое́вский (Dostojévskij), usually applying to Fyodor Dostoevsky


Chajkovski

Borrowed from Russian Чайко́вский (Čajkóvskij).

Чайко́вский Чайковский#Russian

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


Gorbaciov

Transliteration of Russian Горбачёв (Gorbačóv).

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Горбачёв Горбачёв#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Горбачёв (Gorbačóv)


Gorbacev

Borrowed from Russian Горбачёв (Gorbačóv).

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Горбачёв Горбачёв#Russian


Cesarini

From a diminutive form of the personal name Cesare.


Solzenicyn

Borrowed from Russian Солжени́цын (Solženícyn).

Солжени́цын Солженицын#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Солжени́цын (Solženícyn)


Eltsin

Borrowed from Russian Е́льцин (Jélʹcin).

Е́льцин Ельцин#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Е́льцин (Jélʹcin)


Di Fazio

→ English: Difazio


Brežnev

Borrowed from Russian Бре́жнев (Bréžnev).

Бре́жнев Брежнев#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Бре́жнев (Bréžnev)


Khruscëv

Хрущёв Хрущёв#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Хрущёв (Xruščóv)


Kruscev

Хрущёв Хрущёв#Russian


Chruščëv

Хрущёв Хрущёв#Russian


Solgenitsyn

Солжени́цын Солженицын#Russian


Solženicyn

Солжени́цын Солженицын#Russian


Santagata

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


Prokofjev

Borrowed from Russian Проко́фьев (Prokófʹjev).

Проко́фьев Прокофьев#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Проко́фьев (Prokófʹjev)


Prokofev

Проко́фьев Прокофьев#Russian


Prokof'ev

Проко́фьев Прокофьев#Russian


Rachmaninov

Borrowed from Russian Рахма́нинов (Raxmáninov).

Рахма́нинов Рахманинов#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Рахма́нинов (Raxmáninov)


Rachmaninoff

Unadapted borrowing from Russian Рахма́нинов (Raxmáninov).

ubor

Рахма́нинов Рахманинов#Russian


Stravinskij

Borrowed from Russian Страви́нский (Stravínskij).

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Страви́нский

Страви́нский Стравинский#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Страви́нский (Stravínskij)


Karpov

Ка́рпов Карпов#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Ка́рпов (Kárpov)


Musorgskij

Borrowed from Russian Му́соргский (Músorgskij).

Му́соргский Мусоргский#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Му́соргский (Músorgskij)


Del Signore

→ English: Delsignore


Cernobyl

Borrowed from Russian Черно́быль (Černóbylʹ).

Chernobyl (an abandoned city in Kiev Oblast, Ukraine, site of a major 1986 nuclear accident)


Di Antonio

→ English: Diantonio

a surname transferred from the given name


Dudaev

Transliteration of Russian Дуда́ев (Dudájev).

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Дуда́ев Дудаев#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Дуда́ев (Dudájev)


Del Giudice

→ English: Delgiudice

From del (“of the”) + giudice (“judge”).


Nagorno Karabakh

Adaptation of Russian Наго́рный Караба́х (Nagórnyj Karabáx, literally “Mountainous Karabakh”).

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Наго́рный Караба́х

Nagorno-Karabakh (a region of the South Caucasus)


Marcantognini

From a diminutive form of the personal name Marcantonio.


Piparo

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


Caradonna

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


Cannone

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


De Laura

→ English: Delaura


Fioretti

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Fiore.


Musco

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


Munafò

→ English: Munafo


Pappacoda

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


Allocco

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


Saltamerenda

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


Ghisalberti

From a variant of the personal name Giselberto.


Giovannini

From a diminutive form of the personal name Giovanni.


Fellini

→ Russian: Фелли́ни (Fellíni)

From a shortened form of the personal name Raffaellino.


Melezio

From Latin Meletius, from Ancient Greek Μελέτιος (Melétios).

a male given name, equivalent to English Meletius


Pietromonaco

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


Tagliavia

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


Titone

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


Tuminello

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


Asnicar

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


Cariclea

a female given name, equivalent to English Chariclea


Teagene

a male given name, equivalent to English Theagenes


Mignano

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

Mignano Monte Lungo
it:Mignano (disambigua)


Scortechini

→ Translingual: scortechinii


Mastromarino

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


Cibele

From Latin Cybele, from Ancient Greek Κυβέλη (Kubélē).


Zappone

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


Sanvitale

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


Amordeluso

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


Cacciato

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


Di Censo

→ English: Dicenso


Di Leonardo

→ English: Dileonardo

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


De Lio

→ English: Delio


D'Aversa

→ English: Daversa

Habitational surname for someone from Aversa, in Campania.


Fiacco

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


Costerbosa

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


Falsaperla

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


Lo Scalzo

→ English: Loscalzo


Vincenti

Patronymic from the personal name Vincente.


Reo

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


Castelnuovo

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


Lonardo

From a variant of the personal name Leonardo.


Cassata

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


Malamisura

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


Malaspina

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→ Bulgarian: → Маласпи́на (Malaspína) (transliteration)

→ English: Malaspina

→ German: Malaspina

→ Latin: Malaspīna

→ Russian: → Маласпи́на (Malaspína) (transliteration)

→ Spanish: Malaspina

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

a surname, equivalent to English Malaspina


Santalucia

Habitational surname from any of various places called Santa Lucia.


Gervasoni

From an augmentative form of the personal name Gervasio.


Pullano

Probably a habitational surname from a small place near Catanzaro.


Malvestio

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


Di Angelo

→ English: Diangelo


De Ponte

→ English: Deponte


Betti

a surname transferred from the given name, Benedetto


Betti

a diminutive of the female given name Elisabetta


Adelasia

From Germanic Adelais, a contraction of Old High German Adalheidis; compare English Adelaide. See also Azalaïs.

Adelasia del Vasto

Adelasia di Torres

a female given name, variant of Adelaide


La Nasa

→ English: Lanasa


Torcivia

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


Altavilla

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

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

a surname from French, equivalent to English Hauteville

casa d'Altavilla

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


Artioli

→ English: Artioli


Viavattene

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


Acquaro

A town in Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy


Addamo

From a variant of the personal name Adamo.


Atrace

From Latin Atrax, from Ancient Greek Ἄτραξ (Átrax).


Lodico

From a reduced form of the personal name Ludovico.


Mazzaferro

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

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


Ridolfi

From a variant of the personal name Rodolfo.


Panfilo

From Ancient Greek Πάμφιλος (Pámphilos).

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


Gambale

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


Giovannetti

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Giovanni.


Cotroneo

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


Busalacchi

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


Ciriello

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Ciro.


De Cola

→ English: DeCola


Bombardieri

From bombardiere (“bombardier, artilleryman”).


Corradeschi

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


Galano

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


Marroni

English: Marroni

French: Marroni

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


Lorenzini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Lorenzo.


Micale

From a variant of the personal name Michele.


Spirito

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


Cacciaguerra

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


Lucaroni

From an augmentative form of the personal name Luca.


Guidobaldo

A personal name of Proto-Germanic origin, perhaps from *widuz (“wood”) + *balþaz (“strong, bold”), or directly from a compound of Guido + Baldo.


Santa Maria degli Angeli

Spanish: Los Ángeles

English: Los Angeles

A village near Assisi, Italy, famed for the indulgence granted at its Portiuncula chapel on 1 & 2 August


Passantino

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


Di Perna

→ English: DiPerna


Casabianca

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


Ciccarello

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


Gumina

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


D'Attanasio

From a variant of the personal name Atanasio.


Apuzzo

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


Germanotta

Probably a metronymic surname from a diminutive of Germana.


Delli Gatti

→ English: Delligatti


Bartolini

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


Minissale

A neighbourhood of Messina, province of Messina, Sicily, Italy


Minissale

→ English: Minissale


Di Gioia

→ English: DiGioia


Del Gaudio

→ English: Delgaudio


Avvampato

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


Nardiello

Southern diminutive form of the personal name Nardo.


Francescangeli

Patronymic surname from a compound of Francesco + Angelo.


Baldacci

From a pejorative form of the personal name Baldo.


Morganelli

Possibly a matronymic surname from a diminutive of Morgana.


Giacomazzi

Patronymic from a pejorative form of the personal name Giacomo.


Ammazzalorso

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


Obertengo

From Oberto + -engo, indicating lineage, specifically from Oberto I, first holder of the March of Genoa.


Ardolino

Probably a variant of the personal name Arduino.


Madeddu

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


Cremaschi

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


Colnaghi

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


Caporaso

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


Lanzillotta

Probably a feminine form of the personal name Lancillotto.


Severa

From Latin Sevēra, feminine form of the cognomen Sevērus.


Pomarici

Habitational surname for someone from Pomarico, in Basilicata.


Ciattarelli

English: Ciattarelli


Bellone

From Bello + -one (augmentative suffix).


Sorbello

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


Monfalcone

From monte (“mountain”) + falcone (“falcon”).


Primarosa

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


Ramati

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


De Renzo

→ English: DeRenzo


Consalvo

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


Giovanniello

From a Southern diminutive form of the personal name Giovanni.


Nasoni

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


Di Mattia

→ English: DiMattia

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


Vitucci

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


Addamiano

From a variant of the personal name Damiano.


Biordi

Patronymic from the rare personal name Biordo.


Glisenti

Patronymic surname from the rare personal name Glisente.


Dentamaro

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


Cermenati

Habitational surname from the town of Cermenate in Lombardy.


Santostefano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Santo Stefano.


De Lillo

→ English: DeLillo


Arpacsad

From Ancient Greek Ἀρφαξάδ (Arphaxád), from Biblical Hebrew אַרְפַּכְשַׁד (ʾArpaḵšaḏ).

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Tessadro

A surname of northern origin, derived ultimately from the nominative of Vulgar Latin *texātor (“weaver”), an agent noun based on Latin texere (“weave”). Compare Avogadro and mezzadro.


Sicignano

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


Berchidda

Borrowed from Sardinian, from Latin Berquilla.

Berchidda (a city and commune of the province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy)


Borsoi

A village in the province of Belluno, Veneto, Italy


Calamari

English: Calamari

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

a surname
a surname originating as an occupation

a surname
a habitational surname from toponyms


Marinoni

Patronymic from an augmentative form of the personal name Marino.

a surname transferred from the given name


Allegri

Patronymic from the personal name Allegro.


Faina

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


Amabene

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


Arrivabene

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


Assennato

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


Lovallo

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


Massimino

From Latin Maximīnus, a diminutive of Maximus.


Di Luzio

→ English: DiLuzio

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


Chiappone

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


Cotugno

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


Di Giantommaso

→ English: DiGiantommaso

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


Zappacosta

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


Filosa

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


Belgiorno

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


Mazzasette

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


Belgiovine

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


Bellabarba

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


Lucciana

Lucciana (a city and commune of the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica)


Bellachioma

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


Bellacosa

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


Bellagamba

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


Bellamacina

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


Bellanima

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


Pietri

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


Bellassai

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


Bellaveglia

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


Bellavita

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


D'Alatri

Habitational surname for someone from Alatri.


Bellipanni

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


Giuffrè

English: Giuffre


Bellobuono

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


Bellofiore

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


Bellomonte

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


Bellopede

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


Belloro

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


Carpigiani

From carpigiano (“inhabitant of Carpi”).


Belluomo

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


Belprato

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


Beltempo

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


Belpietro

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


Bonsangue

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


Bonventre

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


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


Del Rossi

→ English: DelRossi


Di Cola

→ English: DiCola

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


De Paola

→ English: DePaola


Boccadoro

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


Boccadifuoco

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


Forni

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


San Fiorenzo

Saint-Florent (a town and commune of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France)


Pesavento

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


Bonaccorso

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


Nargiso

From a variant of the personal name Narciso.


Bonacquisti

Patronymic or plural form of Bonacquisto.


Barbadoro

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


Massidda

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


Vailati

Habitational surname from the village of Vailate, in Lombardy.


Bonasera

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


Santagostino

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


Bonatesta

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


Di Santo

→ English: DiSanto

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


Bonavolontà

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


Cernuschi

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


De Lisio

→ English: DeLisio


Bongusto

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


Bonifazi

Patronymic from the personal name Bonifacio.


Bonvissuto

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


Buonerba

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


Buonfrate

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


Ciocca

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


Ditta

A short form of the personal name Benedetta.


Cambiaghi

Habitational surname from the town of Cambiago, in Lombardy.


Carangelo

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


Carapezza

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


Zaccone

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


Carobene

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


Castelfranchi

Habitational surname from any of various places called Castelfranco.


Carotenuto

English: Carotenuto

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


Recupero

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


Di Filippo

→ English: DiFilippo

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


Cauterucci

Patronymic or plural form of Cauteruccio.


Di Fonzo

→ English: DiFonzo

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


Cinquemani

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


Collodoro

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


Contento

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


Giacobbi

Patronymic from the personal name Giacobbe.


Bertelli

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


Tomasulo

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


Panzica

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


Dolcemascolo

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


Fiaccavento

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


Roccabruna

A commune of the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy


Firpo

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


Favazza

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


Galbiati

Habitational surname from the town of Galbiate, in Lombardy.


Li Volsi

→ English: Livolsi


Mentesana

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


Nesta

From Italian Onesta (feminine variant of Onesto).


Zanni

From the Venetan variant of the personal name Gianni.


Pensabene

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


Posabella

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


Pregadio

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


Di Bari

→ English: DiBari

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


Primatesta

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


Notargiacomo

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


Iacoboni

From a variant of the personal name Iacopone.


Quattromani

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


Maiolo

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


Ricciuti

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


Riccobene

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


Rigoglioso

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


Spampinato

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


Sanacore

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


Cutrona

Borrowed from Sicilian Cutrona. Doublet of Cutrone.


Morosaglia

Morosaglia (a town and commune of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France)


Sanguedolce

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


Settesoldi

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


Gnudi

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


Brusatte

English: Brusatte


Lofrumento

English: Laframenta


Minichiello

Reduced form of a diminutive of the personal name Domenico.


Tomassetti

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


Torregrossa

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


Sofonisba

Borrowed from Latin Sophonisba, ultimately from Phoenician.

A female given name of historical usage, notably borne by Sophonisba, a Carthaginian noblewoman


Sollecito

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


D'Eufemia

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


Splendore

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


Lo Sasso

→ English: LoSasso


Luigina

From Luigino + -a and Luigia + -ina. Ultimately Luigi + -ina.

a female given name
diminutive of Luigia


Matrone

English: Matrone


Cionci

English: Cionci


Fattore

English: Fattore

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


Cecchi

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


Del Duca

→ English: DelDuca

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


Lanzo

Probably from a Germanic personal name related to English Lance.


La Cognata

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


Vantaggiato

A nickname from vantaggiato (“favored”).


D'Alessio

→ English: Dalessio

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


Vidale

From a variant of the personal name Vitale.

a habitational surname transferred from the given name


Genzano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Genzano.


Vitalucci

From a diminutive form of the personal name Vitale.


Vittorioso

A nickname, from vittorioso (“victorious”).


Agrillo

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


Corigliano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Corigliano.


Ciullo

Uncertain. Compare Sicilian ciuḍḍu (“piglet”).


Ianniello

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


Marchio

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


Di Iulio

→ English: DiIulio


Palomba

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


Trombino

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


D'Emidio

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


De Bonis

→ English: DeBonis


Duro

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


De Lisa

→ English: DeLisa


Imperiale

Probably a nickname from imperiale (“imperial”).


Mastrolorenzo

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


Sanvito

Habitational surname from any of various places called San Vito.


De Sario

→ English: DeSario


Trafficante

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


Sanclemente

Translation of the Catalan surname Saintcliment.


Bagnaia

A village in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, Italy


Mastrovito

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


Ambrosini

From a diminutive form of the personal name Ambrogio.


Ditaranto

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


Bastiani

From a reduced form of the personal name Sebastiano.


Ciavarella

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


Cicalese

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


Di Vita

→ English: DiVita


Landriscina

→ English: Landriscina


Vallisneri

→ Translingual: Vallisneria


Ercolini

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


Tenuta

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


Oppedisano

Habitational surname for someone from Oppido Mamertina, in Calabria.


Fico

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


Senese

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


Capitò

From a reduced form of the personal name Agapito.


Carbonara

Habitational surname from any of various places called Carbonara.


Di Blasi

→ English: DiBlasi


Santambrogio

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


De Sisto

→ English: DeSisto


Lorenzetti

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


Bosi

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


Mangiamele

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


Ramunno

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


Montefinese

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


Pichetto

English: Pichetto

French: Pichetto, Piketty


Picardo

English: Picardo

French: Picardo


Volpone

English: Volpone

French: Volpone


Cerro

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


Di Falco

→ English: DiFalco

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


Di Fiore

→ English: DiFiore

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


Gambereschi

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


Vannucci

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


Abruzzese

From abruzzese (“someone from Abruzzo”).


Iacomino

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


Odoardi

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


Niro

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


Chiusano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Chiusano.


Di Muzio

→ English: DiMuzio

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


Di Giuseppe

→ English: DiGiuseppe

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


Parlapiano

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


Lanzisera

English: Lanzisera


Mugello

A region of Tuscany, Italy, also the namesake of the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello.


Mirando

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


Di Tommaso

→ English: DiTommaso

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


Cassetta

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


Falivene

English: Falivene


Soddu

English: Sodder

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

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


Gandolfi

Patronymic from the personal name Gandolfo.


Selvitella

English: Selvitella


Gavoni

English: Gavoni


Certo

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


De Filippis

→ English: DeFilippis


Carloni

Patronymic from an augmentative form of the personal name Carlo.


Filesi

English: Filesi


Colasanti

English: Colasanti


Guattari

English: Guattari


Mastrocola

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


La Sorsa

→ English: LaSorsa


Cima

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


Stoppiglia

French: Stoppiglia


Di Cocco

→ English: DiCocco


D'Aloia

→ English: Daloia


Cerboni

Patronymic from the personal name Cerbone.


Santandrea

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


Bonafaccia

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


TSI

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(historical, broadcasting) Initialism of Televisione svizzera di lingua italiana, the Swiss-Italian television channel


Incantalupo

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


Foresta

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


Di Blasio

→ English: DiBlasio

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


Cicismondo

Probably a variant form of the personal name Sigismondo.


Ciriaci

Patronymic from the personal name Ciriaco.


D'Amore

→ English: Damore


Boccanera

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


Colapietro

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


OMM

Initialism of Organizzazione meteorologica mondiale.

initialism of

Holonym: ONU

World Meteorological Organization
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De Martino

→ English: DeMartino


Petruccelli

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


Di Matteo

→ English: DiMatteo

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


Catalanotto

From Catalano + -otto (diminutive suffix).


Costamagna

A village in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy


Muru

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


Ubiali

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


Martusciello

English: Martusciello


Emmolo

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

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


Garufi

English: Garufi


Uberti

English: Uberti


De Gaetano

→ English: DeGaetano


Pisapia

English: Pisapia


Mastrantuono

English: Mastrantuono


Gaccio

English: Gaccio


Crosa

A village in the province of Biella, Piedmont, Italy


Di Gaetano

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


Colli

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


Buffo

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


Di Costanzo

→ English: DiCostanzo

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


Pietrafesa

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


Fumaroli

French: Fumaroli


Fumarola

English: Fumarola


Custoza

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

der

A town in the province of Verona, Veneto, Italy


D'Ascanio

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

a surname transferred from the given name


Castagnoli

English: Castagnoli

French: Castagnoli


Tropeano

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


Belsito

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

com

A town in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy


Sersale

A town in the province of Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy


Torno

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


Ornaghi

Habitational surname from the town of Ornago, in Lombardy.


Restuccia

English: Restuccia


Di Novo

→ English: DiNovo


Catanzariti

English: Catanzarite

Habitational surname for someone from Catanzaro, in Calabria.


Sciullo

A village in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy


D'Attilio

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


Stroppiana

A town in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy


Sperduto

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


Fioritto

English: Fioritto

Most prevalent in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.


D'Anna

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

a metronymic surname transferred from the given name


Biondolillo

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


Bastone

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


Barbo

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


Uva

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


Maggiora

A village in the province of Novara, Piedmont, Italy


Pocaforza

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


Fonzi

English: Fonzi


Lemmo

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Guglielmo.


Descalzi

English: Descalzi


Pletone

Plethon (the Hellenic-styled alias of Georgios Gemistos, a 14th-century Greek scholar)


Valsecchi

→ English: Valsecchi


Lo Pinto

→ English: LoPinto


Varago

A village in the province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy


Di Pierro

→ English: DiPierro


Veltro

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


Ciliberto

From a variant of the personal name Gilberto.


Di Paola

→ English: DiPaola

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


Camporeale

A village in the province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy


Di Marzio

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


Dovico

Reduced form of the personal name Ludovico.


Manfrè

→ English: Manfre

From a short form of the personal name Manfredo.


Orsino

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


Futani

Futani (a town and commune of the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy)


Drudi

Patronymic surname form the rare personal name Drudo.


Carusone

From Caruso + -one (augmentative suffix).


Oberto

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


Giacomi

Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Giacomo.


Espa

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


Pierguidi

Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Pierguido.


Dionisi

Patronymic or plural form of the personal name Dionisio.


Faggiano

A town in the province of Taranto, Apulia, Italy


Astorino

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


Angilello

English: Angilello


Mangiapelo

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


De Robertis

→ English: DeRobertis


Colciago

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


Cosma

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

a male given name from Greek, equivalent to English Cosmas


Fiammingo

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


Cavadenti

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


Filiberti

Patronymic from the personal name Filiberto.


Finco

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


Pasquarello

From a pet form of the personal name Pasqua.


Plescia

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


Accadia

A village in the province of Foggia, Apulia, Italy


Urbini

Habitational surname for someone from Urbino.


Soldato

Occupational surname, from soldato (“soldier”).


Auletta

A village in the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy


Del Greco

→ English: DelGreco


Mocchi

English: Mocchi

French: Mocchi


Ansaldo

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


Gambatesa

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

A town in the province of Campobasso, Molise, Italy


Eraldi

Patronymic from the personal name Eraldo.

a surname transferred from the given name


Uscio

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


D'Ugo

→ English: Dugo


Piras

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


Mangiacavalli

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


Frignani

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


Magliano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Magliano.


Lippa

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


Ciambra

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


Salvavita

From salvavita (literally “life-saver”).

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residual-current device

trademark of BTicino for residual-current devices


Collepiccolo

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


Di Caccamo

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


Strologo

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


Giacinti

Patronymic from the personal name Giacinto.


Aurigemma

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

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


Commissari

From commissario (“commissioner; superintendent”).


Montegrande

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


Egidi

Patronymic from the personal name Egidio.


Bellina

Hypocoristic form of the personal name Bella.


Sommariva

Habitational surname from any of various places called Sommariva.


mare Eritreo

From Latin Erythraeum mare, itself a partial calque of Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα (Eruthrà thálassa).

der

Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα


Pasargade

From Latin Pasargadae, from Ancient Greek Πασαργάδαι (Pasargádai).


Giovenali

Patronymic from the personal name Giovenale.


Procoli

Patronymic from the personal name Procolo.


Di Fulvio

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


Falsone

From Falso + -one (augmentative suffix).


Falso

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


Rignanese

Habitational surname for someone from Rignano Garganico, in Apulia.


Fregonese

Habitational surname for someone from Fregona, in Veneto.


Svizzero

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


Giuseppone

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

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Ronchetti

English: Ronchetti

desc

→ Chinese: → 龍凱蒂 /龙凯蒂 (Lóngkǎidì) (transliteration)


Carapellese

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


Offidani

Habitational surname for someone from Offida, in Marche.


Gandini

Probably a habitational surname from Gandino.


Tetro

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


Manago

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


Ermacora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑρμᾰγόρᾱς (Hermăgórās).


Locatelli

English: Locatelli

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

a habitational surname from Lombard or locations


Piastri

→ English: Piastri

→ French: Piastri

→ Portuguese: Piastri

→ Spanish: Piastri


Bertrando

From Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”) + *hrabnaz (“raven”).

compound

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Bertram


Di Pinto

→ English: DiPinto


Longobucco

A town in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy


Migliorelli

English: Migliorelli


Visciano

A town in the province of Naples, Campania, Italy


Garzone

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


Serpe

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


Bacci

Patronymic surname from the personal name Baccio.


Bizzarro

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


Cappellanti

English: Cappellanti


Eracli

Patronymic from the personal names Eracle or Eraclio.


Poeta

Occupational surname from poeta (“poet”).


Ignazi

Patronymic, from the personal name Ignazio.


Banchieri

Occupational surname, from banchiere (“banker”).


Di Lello

→ English: DiLello

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


Nunzi

Patronymic from the personal name Nunzio.


Mastromatteo

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


De Lisi

→ English: DeLisi


Garegnani

Habitational surname from Garegnano, a suburb of Milan.


Arrighi

Patronymic surname, from the personal name Arrigo.


Stenico

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


Spirito Santo

From Latin Spīritus Sānctus. The /ss/ pronunciation might be a remnant of the original Latin -s.

Ê nome del Pare altissemo e del Fig beneeto
e del Spirito Santo, en cui força me meto

mid 13ᵗʰ century, Gherardo Patecchio, Splanamento de li proverbi di Salomone [Explanation of Solomon's proverbs], lines 1–2; collected in Roberto Tagliani, editor, compiled by Maria Luisa Meneghetti, Il manoscritto Saibante-Hamilton 390 - Edizione critica, Rome: Salerno Editrice, 2019, →ISBN, page 324:

In the name of the highest Father, and of the blessed Son, and of the Holy Ghost in whose power I place my trust

Ciò ch’io dicea di quell’unica sposa
de Spirito Santo e che ti fece
verso me volger per alcuna chiosa

1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XX”, in Purgatorio [Purgatory], lines 97–99; 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:

What I said about that sole bride of the Holy Ghost, and that had you speak to me for some explanation


Tonti

→ English: Tonti

→ French: Tonti


Astaldi

From the medieval personal name Astaldo.


Cassaro

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

A town in the province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy


Oggerino

English: Oggerino


Diomedi

Patronymic from the personal name Diomede.


De Fiore

→ English: DeFiore


De Leonardis

→ English: DeLeonardis


Lamboglia

English: Lamboglia


Boccafresca

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


Sernicola

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


Marchigiani

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


Ruggirello

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


Marcantoni

Patronymic from the personal name Marcantonio.


Gussone

Translingual: Gussonia, Guss., gussonii


Balocco

A village in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy


Asia meridionale

Holonym: Asia


Asia orientale

Holonym: Asia

Near-synonym: Estremo Oriente


Donnamaria

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


Montereale

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


Giaretta

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


Spaccasassi

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


Godino

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


Corsello

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


Di Marino

→ English: DiMarino

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


D'Alto

→ English: Dalto

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


Buonanno

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


Giovinazzo

A town in the province of Bari, Apulia, Italy


De Salvo

→ English: DeSalvo


Taglialatela

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


Goffredi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Goffredo.


Nudo

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


Pizzaballa

Possibly from Lombard dialect. Found especially in Bergamo region.


Cosa nostra

Literally, “our thing”. Borrowed from Sicilian.


Fraioli

A village in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, Italy


Cantalamessa

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


Nonfarmale

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


Tufello

From tufo (“tuff”), material which was of high quantity in the ground on which the district was built.


Castrignano

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


Ambrogi

Patronymic from the personal name Ambrogio.


Capalbio

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

inh

A town and municipality of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy


Pighini

English: Pighini


Grattarola

English: grattarolaite


Isole Vergini statunitensi

it-proper noun

Isole Vergini statunitensi f pl (plural only)

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands


De Falco

→ English: DeFalco


Tagliavini

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


Parlagreco

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


Copertino

English: Cupertino


Cappabianca

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


Portoghese

Ethnic surname, from portoghese (“Portuguese”).


Pietralunga

French: Pietralunga


Finocchio

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


D'Egidio

→ English: DeGidio

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


Pontoriero

English: Pontoriero


Di Cerbo

English: Dicerbo, DiCerbo


Marzocchi

English: Marzocchi

French: Marzocchi


Saracco

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


Pannullo

English: Pannullo


Prigione

English: Prigione


Canfora

English: Canfora


Ilion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἴ̄λιον (Í̄lion, “Ilium, Troy”).

bor+

Poeta fui, e cantai di quel giusto / figliuol d’Anchise che venne di Troia, / poi che ’l superbo Ilïón fu combusto.

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 73–75; 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:

I was a poet, and I sang of that just son of Anchises, who came from Troy after haughty Ilium was burned.

(Dantesque) Alternative form of Ilio (“Ilium, Troy”)


Arpinate

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


Rubentus

Blend of rubare + Juventus, due to accusations that the team has "stolen" matches by cheating.

La «Rubentus», come la scherniscono a Firenze i «nemici» storici del calcio.

2012, Oliviero Beha, Andrea Di Caro, Il calcio alla sbarra, BUR, →ISBN:

Oggi la “Rubentus” vince e fa incetta di calci di rigori: rigorosamente concessi dagli arbitri oltre il novantesimo minuto, secondo quanto stabilito dalle nuove norme del regolamento del calcio che prevede l'obbligo di continuare a giocare fintantoché la Juventus non mette in rete.

2016, Elio Ria, Il Culto del Calcio, Lettere Animate Editore, →ISBN:

[…] è la patria di un Dante che abbiamo noi soltanto, mica come i Giapponesi che se lo traducono e se lo leggono pure; ha uno squadrone come la Rubentus che ci rappresenta in Champions League, peccato che molti pensano che gli scudetti siano tutti rubati.

2022, Gennaro Di Leo, Nora et moi, Il Ciliegio Edizioni, →ISBN:

(derogatory, humorous) Synonym of Juventus


Caronda

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

Charondas, an ancient lawgiver of Sicily


Massena

English: Massena

French: Masséna


Oga

→ English: Oga

Oga: A frazione in Valdisotto, Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy


Palatucci

English: Palatucci

desc

→ Chinese: → 帕拉圖奇 /帕拉图奇 (Pàlātúqí) (transliteration)


Resina

. Used until 1969 when the town was renamed Ercolano.


Viscuso

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


Minucci

English: Minucci


Minelli

English: Minelli

From Minello, pet form of the personal name Mino.


Ariano

Habitational surname from any of various places called Ariano.


Tevero

[…] dove l’acqua di Tevero s’insala, […]

1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto II”, in Purgatorio [Purgatory], line 101; 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:

[…] where the Tiber's water is filled with salt, […]

[…] piacemi almen che ’ miei sospir’ sian quali
 spera ’l Tevero e l’Arno,
 e ’l Po, dove doglioso e grave or seggio.

1336–1374, Francesco Petrarca, “CXXVIII — Italia mia, benché ’l parlar sia indarno”, in Il Canzoniere, lines 4–6; republished as Daniele Ponchiroli, editor, Turin: publ. Giulio Einaudi, 1964:

[…] at least I hope that my sighs are those
 that the Tiber, the Arno
 and the Po, where grieved and thoughtful I now sit, hope [from me].

(chiefly poetic) Alternative form of Tevere


Iacuzzi

English: Iacuzzi, Jacuzzi


Lazzarelli

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Lazzaro.


Belgrano

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


Odorici

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


Odorico

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Audarīks, from *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”); compare English Edric.


Grumelli

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


Pironi

English: Pironi

French: Pironi


Moretto

From a hypocoristic form of the surname Moro.


Paolella

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


Taraschi

English: Taraschi


Scandola

English: Scandola


Repici

English: Repici


Ballerino

English: Ballerino


Baccarin

English: Baccarin

French: Baccarin

Portuguese: Baccarin


Bettacchi

English: Bettacchi


Bettacchini

English: Bettachini

French: Bettachini


Cutino

English: Cutino


Modestino

English: Modestino


Alboreto

English: Alboreto


Buemi

→ English: Buemi

→ French: Buemi


Gerussi

→ English: Gerussi

→ French: Gerussi

→ German: Gerussi

→ Portuguese: Gerussi

→ Spanish: Gerussi


Valchiusa

(dated) Synonym of Vaucluse (French department)


Fonzio

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

Bartolomeo Fonzio, b. 1445

(historical) Alternative form of Della Fonte


Della Fonte

Latin: Fontius

Bartolomeo Della Fonte, b. 1445


Boreanaz

English: Boreanaz

French: Boreanaz


Di Clemente

→ English: DiClemente

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


Canizio

a male given name ultimately from Irish, equivalent to English Kenneth


Liutprando

(historical) Liutprand (Longobardic king of Italy)


Prando

Short of names of Lombardic origin such as Liutprando, Ansprando, Aliprando, Ildeprando, etc.


Bassi Pirenei

Basses-Pyrénées (a department of France)


Pirenei Atlantici

Pyrénées-Atlantiques (a department of France)


Alti Pirenei

Hautes-Pyrénées (a department of France)


Alpi Marittime

Alpes-Maritimes (a department of France)


Mazzù

English: Mazzu

French: Mazzu


Venegia

Quant la cité de Troie fu destruite […] il avint que Prians li juenes, qui fu filz de la seror au roi Prian de Troie, entre lui et Antenor, s'en alerent par mer o tout .xiiijᵐ. homes à armes, tant que il arriverent là où est ore la cité de Venise

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, page 106:

When the city of Troy was destroyed, so it occurred that Priam—young son of king of Troy Priam's sister—and another potentate named Antenor, traveled so far through sea and through land, with fourteen-thousand armed people, that they arrived there, where the city of Venice now lies.

messer Masio Visconte de Melano lo chiamò podestà di Melano; et accettato l’officio venne per mare in fine a Venegia; e quando volse andare da Venegia a Padova, quelli che lo perseguitavano l’ucciseno nella valle di Doriaco

1385–1396, Francesco di Bartolo, “Canto Ⅴ [Canto 5]”, in Commento di Francesco da Buti sopra la Divina commedia di Dante Allighieri [Commentary of Francesco da Buti on Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy]^(https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Commedia_(Buti)), C. V— v. 64-84.; republished, Pisa: Fratelli Nistri, 1858, page 111:

Sir Masio, viscount of Milan, appointed him [Iacopo del Cassaro] as podesta of Milan. And, [having] accepted the mandate, he finally came by sea to Venice, and, when he decided to go from Venice to Padua, his persecutors murdered him in the valley of Doriaco

Fu il Palma molto più nei colori unito, sfumato e paziente, che gagliardo nel disegno, e quegli maneggiò con grazia, pulitezza grandissima, come si vede in Venegia in molti quadri e ritratti che fece a diversi gentiluomini

1568, Giorgio Vasari, “Iacopo Palma e Lorenzo Lotto”, in Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori [The lives of the most excellent painters, sculptors, and architects], 2ndⁿᵈ expanded and revised edition, Florence: Giunti:

Palma was a lot more solid, shaded, and patient with colors, than energetic with drawing, and he handled the former with the greatest grace and tidiness, as one can see in Venice, in many paintings and portraits he made for several gentlemen

(archaic, poetic) Alternative form of Vinegia; Venice (the capital city of Veneto, Italy)


Pallavicini

English: Pallavicini

Translingual: Pallavicinia


Matrice

[…] Alfonſo la recuperatione de la Marcha cõ ogni ſua induﬅria, e forza li promiſe, e Ciuita Ducata, Cumulo e la Matrice, terre di Abruzzo, à la chieſa reﬅitui.

a. 1504, Pandolfo Collenuccio, “Libro sesto [Sixth book]”, in Compendio delle historie del Regno di Napoli [Summary of the history of the Kingdom of Naples], Venice, published 1548, page 180:

Alfonso promised him the reclamation of the march through all of his skill and strength, and gave Civita, Ducata, Accumoli, and Amatrice—lands of Abruzzo—back to the church.

Superius quīntō mīliāriō pariter ad Troentī dexteram est Accumulum nōbile oppidum et item superius sub Troentī fonte est Amātrix oppidum

1542 [1474], “Regione V - La marca d'Ancona chiamata dagli antichi Piceno [Region 5 - The march of Ancona, called Picenum by the ancients]”, in Lucio Fauno, transl., Italia illustrata [Illustrated Italy], translation of Italia illūstrāta by Flavio Biondo (in Renaissance Latin), page 131; collected in Roma ristaurata et Italia illustrata, Venice, 1542:

Going up for five miles, still on the right bank of the Tronto, is another good land called Accumoli, and higher up, under where the Tronto begins, is the land [of] Amatrice

Mandarono Guido di Paolo Monteſperelli al Patriarca Vitelleſco […] a eſcuſarſi della paſſata di Franceſco Piccinino per il loro territorio; la partita del quale dal Contado di Siena, & il paſſaggio, ch’ei fece per lo Perugino, fu per andare a ſoccorrere la Matrice, ch’era aſſediata da Antognuccio dall’Aquila

1569–1594, Pompeo Pellini, “Libro duodecimo [Twelfth book]”, in Dell'historia di Perugia [On the history of Perugia], volume 2, Venice: Gio. Giacomo Hertz, published 1664, page 396:

They sent Guido di Paolo Montesperelli to patriarch Vitelleschi, to apologize for the passage through their territory of Francesco Piccinino, whose departure from the county of Siena, and the passage he made through the lands of Perugia, was in order to give aid to Amatrice, which was being besieged by Antonuccio of L'Aquila

ricorſe all’ajuto del Duca di Milano, e lo pregò per lettere, e per ambaſciate a far deviare le mire del Conte Franceſco Sforza. Coﬅui conquiﬅata Norcia, entrò nel Reame per la via d’Abruzzo, nel Giugno accordò la Matrice, ed Acumoli, ed altre Terre.

1758–1778, Anton Ludovico Antinori, chapter II (chapter 2), in Raccolta di memorie istoriche delle tre province degli Abbruzzi [Collection of historical memoirs of the three provinces of Abruzzo], volume 3, Naples: Giuseppe Campo, published 1782, Continuano le ostilità tra i due re [Hostilities between the two kings continue] (section 22), page 365:

He resorted to the help of the Duke of Milan, and begged him—through letters and messages—to drive Count Francesco Sforza elsewhere. He [Sforza], having conquered Norcia, entered the realm through Abruzzo; in June, he reconciled Amatrice, and Accumoli, and other lands.

Obsolete form of Amatrice (“A small town in Rieti, Lazio”), usually used absolutely as la Matrice


Alessandrini

Diminutive form of the surname Alessandri.


Alessandri

Patronymic surname from the personal name Alessandro.


Fontanarosa

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

A town in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy


Brunini

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


Pangallo

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


Benassai

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


Briatore

English: Briatore

desc

→ Chinese: → 布里亞托雷 (Bùlǐyàtuōléi) (transliteration)


Gugerat

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish گجرات (Gücerât), from Persian گجرات (gojarât).


Del Nobile

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


Gamberale

A town in the province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy


Quinzani

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


Colandrea

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


Brusco

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


Eudocia

Learned borrowing from Latin Eudocia, latinization of Ancient Greek Εὐδοκία (Eudokía), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + δοκέω (dokéō, “to think, to imagine”). Literally, “well-meaning, benevolent”.

a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Eudoco


Spalla

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


Seccamani

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


Aliano

A town in the province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy


Culonia

From culo (“arse”), with -onia carried from other geographical regions such as Polonia, Estonia, Macedonia, etc.

La casa di Luigi sta in Culonia.

(vulgar, slang) Bumfuck (far away, in the middle of nowhere)


Carmagnola

→ French: carmagnole


Stintino

PIE word
 *h₁én
Borrowed from Sassarese Isthintinu, from isthintinu (“intestine”), from Classical Latin intestīnum (“entrails, innards”), nominalization of intestīnus (“internal”, adjective).

inh

A city and commune of the province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy


La Barbera

→ English: Labarbera


Emmanuello

From a variant of the personal name Emanuele.


Meraviglia

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


Grande Est

administrative region
administrative region

Grand Est (an administrative region in northeastern France, created in 2016 by the fusion of Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne)


La Civita

→ English: LaCivita


Pappacena

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


Stampachiacchiere

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


Sampietro

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


Siviero

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


Caiola

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


Giorgetta

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


Centomani

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


Sanvittore

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


Tagliaferro

English: Tagliaferro

French: Tagliaferro

Cognate with Catalan Tallaferro and French Taillefer.


Scanno

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


Ottoni

Patronymic surname from the personal name Ottone.


Toccafondi

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

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


Fantappiè

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


Del Conte

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


Ciraulo

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


Testasecca

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


Longaretti

→ English: Longaretti

→ French: Longaretti

→ German: Longaretti

→ Portuguese: Longaretti

→ Spanish: Longaretti


D'Addio

→ English: Daddio

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


Licursi

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


Telese

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


Masullo

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


Ritrovato

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


Sinigaglia

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


Dall'Acqua

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


Cesidio

From Latin Caesidius, from Latin Caesius.


Tallini

La gran Corte civile, pronunziando dettinitivamente, rigetta l'appello prodotto da Giuseppe Antonio Tallini avverso la sentenza del Tribunale civile di Terra di Lavoro de' 13 gennaio 1859, ed ordina che la medesima si esegua.

1854 January 3, “Parte Pratica”, in L'Eco dei Tribunali, number 157, page 248:

The Grand Civil Court, pronouncing dicta, rejects the appeal produced by Giuseppe Antonio Tallini against the judgment of the Civil Court of Terra di Lavoro of January 13, 1859, and orders that the same be enforced.


Spezzano

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

Spezzano Albanese
Spezzano della Sila
it:Spezzano


Crosera

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


Santantonio

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


Agro

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


Ierovante

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


Angelillo

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Angelo.


Bigogno

Habitational surname from a small village in Ticino.


Di Tano

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


Artom

A typical surname of the Jewish community.


Zappalorto

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

univerbation

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


Genga

A village in the province of Ancona, Marche, Italy


Adrianopoli

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἁδριανούπολις (Hadrianoúpolis). By surface analysis, Adriano + -poli.

der

Ἁδριανούπολις


Falaguerra

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


Stefanucci

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


Granvillano

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


Madreperla

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


Sellaria

→ English: Sellaria

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Sellaria.

(historical) Sellaria (a former quartiere [quarter] of the city of Naples, Italy, which occupied territory approximating to that of the present-day quartiere of Pendino)


Sellitto

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

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


Crudele

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


Chirieleison

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


Cisternino

A town in the province of Brindisi, Apulia, Italy


Arese

A town in the province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy


Amerighi

Patronymic form of the personal name Amerigo.


Desiderato

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


Mastrorocco

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


Tuttoilmondo

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


Fineanno

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


Giorgioli

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


Trentuno

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


Buonprincipio

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


Di Federico

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

a surname transferred from the given name


Torre del Greco

Torre del Greco (a town and comune of Naples, Campania)


Torre Annunziata

Literally, “Tower [of] Our Lady of the Annunciation”.

lit

Torre Annunziata
Torre Annunziata#English

Torre Annunziata (a town and comune of Naples, Campania)


FdI

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

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


Gianfelice

A patronymic surname, from Gian + Felice.


Cavalcaselle

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


Cavaldoro

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


D'Abdon

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


Volpatti

English: Volpatti

French: Volpatti


Corinaldi

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


Frammartino

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


Caronti

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


Diligente

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


Friani

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


Saronni

Habitational surname from the town of Saronno, in Lombardy.


De Marchi

→ English: DeMarchi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Marco.


D'Arienzo

→ English: Darienzo

Habitational surname for someone born in Arienzo, in Campania.


Piantavigna

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


Cevasco

Habitational surname for someone from Ceva, in Piedmont.


Ponticelli

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

A neighbourhood of Naples, Campania, Italy


Leandri

Patronymic surname from the personal name Leandro.


Gentilcore

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


Agrati

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


Trinciavelli

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


Lainate

Holonym: Milano

Lainate (a commune of Milan, Lombardy, Italy)


Canzonieri

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


Mastrototaro

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


Zamattio

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

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


Ottorini

Patronymic surname from the personal name Ottorino.


Ingegneri

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


Nichil

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

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


Alphandery

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

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


Isacchi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Isacco.


Tieri

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


Antoniacomi

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


Otniel

der

Hebrew עתניאל


Gallarati

Habitational surname from the town of Gallarate, in Lombardy.


Pignattai

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


Lavagna

A town in the province of Genoa, Liguria, Italy


Lenne

A toponym for rivers and settlements in Germany


Del Tedesco

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


Giacomelli

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


Gandino

→ English: Gandino

Gandino (a comune of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy)

it:Gandellino
it:Gandosso
it:provincia di Bergamo
province of Bergamo


Strassoldo

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia#English

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


Casapiccola

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


Schiappacasse

Ligurian occupational surname for a docker or longshoreman.

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


Ingannamorte

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


Nerviani

Habitational surname from the town of Nerviano, in Lombardy.


Buccafusca

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

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


Orfei

Patronymic surname from the personal name Orfeo.


Tavoso

English: Tavoso


Cacciapaglia

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


Piscionieri

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

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


Cinquefiori

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


Macellaro

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


Batone

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Βάτων (Bátōn), an Illyrian name.


Biancalana

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


Mezzasalma

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


Colonnello

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


D'Elpidio

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


Scampamorte

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


Bastardi

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

a surname transferred from the nickname.


Abbandonato

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


Parentignoti

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


Poidomani

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


Scaccianoce

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


D'Incertopadre

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


Caltavuturo

A town in the province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy


Scordia

A town in the province of Catania, Sicily, Italy


Rossofuoco

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


Pietradura

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


Timeo

From Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος (Tī́maios).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Timaeus.


Bardella

English: Bardella

French: Bardella


Nicandri

Patronymic surname from the personal name Nicandro.


Nicandro

From Ancient Greek Νῑ́κᾰνδρος (Nī́kăndros), a compound of νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + ᾰ̓νήρ (ănḗr, “man”).

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


Tufanisco

Habitational surname for someone from Tufano.


Beneventano

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


Scozzafava

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


Calvenzani

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


Scopacasa

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


Robecchi

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


Tolentinati

Habitational surname for someone from Tolentino, in Marche.


Bellaluna

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


Notizia

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


Luconi

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


Sigismondi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Sigismondo.


Bertipaglia

A village in the province of Padova, Veneto, Italy


Fornesi

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


Aprigliano

A village in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy


Sciarabba

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

der

a surname from Sicilian [in turn from Arabic]


Porto Luigi

(dated) Port Louis (the capital city of Mauritius)


Luigini

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


Quindici

A village in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy


Stigliano

A village in the province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy


Sangiacomo

English: Sangiacomo


Cassai

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


D'Olimpio

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


Torboli

Habitational surname from the village of Torbole, in Trentino.


Francioso

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


Terenziani

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


Sprecacenere

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


Ferragosto

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


Cassettari

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


Organisti

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


Campolattaro

A town in the province of Benevento, Campania, Italy


Mercoledisanto

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


Sciampagna

(dated) Champagne (A region and former province of France, the terroir of the wine champagne; now part of Grand Est)


Fonnesu

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


Passacantando

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


Colapinto

English: Colapinto

French: Colapinto

Spanish: Colapinto

Colapinto: a surname transferred from the nickname


Cecagallina

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


Poveglia

An island between Venice and Lido, rumored to be haunted.


Cascavilla

Italianized form of the Occitan surname Cascailh.


Osimani

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


Tredozi

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


Spadavecchia

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


Dell'Oste

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


Cabiati

Habitational surname from the town of Cabiate, in Lombardy.


Caligiore

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


Doardo

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


Vintaloro

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


Ammaccapane

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


Deus Scit

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


Affettuoso

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


Calascibetta

Calascibetta (a small town in the province of Enna, Sicily, Italy)


Borghi

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


Guastadisegni

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


Oneta

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

A village in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy


Quirici

Patronymic surname from the personal name Quirico.


Falamischia

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


Bressan

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


Senzadenari

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


Marcuzzi

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


Di Febo

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


Caracristi

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


Lavatore

Occupational surname, from lavatore (“washer”).


Abbracciavento

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


Marostegan

Habitational surname, from Venetan marostegan (“of or from Marostica”).


Aldini

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


Funaioli

Occupational surname for a ropemaker, from funaiolo (“ropemaker”).


Innamorato

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


Ottobre

From ottobre (“October”), probably a nickname for someone born in that month.


Calaresu

Habitational surname from a Sardinian ethnonym meaning of or from Cagliari.


RTSI

w:Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana

(historical, broadcasting) Initialism of Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana, the Swiss-Italian public service broadcaster


Ecclesiastico

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


Mastroberardino

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


Summonte

From Latin sub (“under”) + montem, accusative of mōns (“mountain”).

A town in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy


Orlandi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Orlando.


Africano

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


Mantovano

Habitational surname from mantovano (“Mantuan”).


Ebanista

Occupational surname from ebanista (“cabinetmaker”).


Parenzan

Habitational surname for someone from Poreč, in Croatia, from Venetan parenzan (“of or from Poreč”); compare Italian parenzano.


Muzzicato

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

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


Cartaginese

From cartaginese (“Carthaginian”), probably used as a nickname.


Agatensi

Habitational surname for someone from Sant'Agata Feltria or Sant'Agata sul Santerno.

Sant'Agata Feltria
Sant'Agata sul Santerno


Tommasomoro

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


Scodanibbio

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


Massola

→ English: Massola


Salvadego

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

bor+

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


Urgeghe

A surname of Sardinian origin, possibly from a lost settlement in the island.


Pirastu

Borrowed from Sardinian pirastu (“wild pear tree”), perhaps a toponymic surname for someone who lived near this kind of tree.


Di Lieto

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


Erriu

Sardinian habitational surname from a small village in the municipality of Giba, Sardinia.


Citrobello

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


Buonafede

Compound of buona (“good”) + fede (“faith”), probably a nickname given to foundlings.


Apollinari

Patronymic surname from the personal name Apollinare.


Giampietri

Patronymic surname from the personal name Giampietro.


Scalzadonna

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


Appenzello Esterno

Appenzell Outer Rhodes
Appenzell Outer Rhodes#English

Appenzell Outer Rhodes (a canton of Switzerland)


Appenzello Interno

Appenzell Inner Rhodes
Appenzell Inner Rhodes#English

Appenzell Inner Rhodes (a canton of Switzerland)


Basilea Campagna

Basel-Landschaft (a canton of Switzerland)


Fracasso

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


Leschiutta

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

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


Casaglia

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


Mangiapane

From mangiapane (“sponger, freeloader”).


Imovilli

Probably a habitational surname from a lost settlement, perhaps from imo (“low, deep”) + villa (“villa, country house”).


Genivolta

A village in the province of Cremona, Lombardy, Italy


Burzio

From the apheresis of the personal name Tiburzio.


Zeviani

Habitational surname for someone from Zevio, near Verona, from zeviano (“of or from Zevio”).


Cucurachi

Probably an Italianized form of a surname of Greek origin.


Orsolini

Patronymic surname from the medieval personal name Orsolino, a diminutive of Orso.


Orabona

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


Egano

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


Positano

A village in the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy


Loreggia

A town in the province of Padua, Veneto, Italy


Casadidio

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


Appicciafuoco

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

it-verb-obj

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


Sacconaghi

Habitational surname for someone from Sacconago, in the municipality of Busto Arsizio.


Atza

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


Gaudiosi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Gaudioso, which was also the name of one of the archbishops of Naples.


Buttacavoli

Verb-object compound, composed of butta (“to throw away”) + cavoli (“cabbages”), probably used as a nickname.


Cislaghi

Habitational surname for someone from Cislago, a town in the province of Varese.


Rambaudo

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


Acciaccaferro

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


Garlati

Habitational surname for someone from Garlate, a village in the province of Lecco.


Bearzi

Probably a toponymic surname for someone who lived in or next to an enclosed space, from Friulian beàrz (“enclosure; paddock”).


Urbinati

From urbinate (“of or from Urbino”), a habitational surname for someone from Urbino.


Oratore

From oratore (“speaker, orator”), an occupational surname for an orator.


Semprevivo

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


Lanfredi

Patronymic surname from the rare personal name Lanfredo.


Eleuteri

Patronymic surname from the personal name Eleuterio.


Del Tufo

Perhaps a habitational surname from del (“of the”) + Tufo (“a village in Campania”).


Olginati

Habitational surname for someone from Olginate, a village in the province of Lecco.


Mazzetti di Pietralata

A branch of the Mazzetti family who owned lands in the neighbourhood of Pietralata, in Rome.


Formisano

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


Nania

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


Scutra

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


Del Proposto

Morphologically from del (“of the”) + proposto (“proposed”), but the latter is just a corruption of prevosto (“provost”).


Senarega

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


Punta del Faro

A promontory, the northeasternmost point of Sicily, in the province of Messina


Firenzuola

A town in the province of Florence, Tuscany, Italy


Mezzasoma

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


Carnemolla

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


Lo Bue

→ English: Lobue

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


Fininvest

Initialism of (Società) Finanziaria d'Investimento.


Zafferano

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


Venegoni

Habitational surname for someone from either of two villages in Lombardy called Venegono.


Budroni

Borrowed from Sardinian budrone (“bunch or cluster of grapes”), a metonymic occupational surname for a vintner.


SBR

Società Britannica di Radiodiffusione#Italian

(broadcasting, rare) Initialism of Società Britannica di Radiodiffusione: BBC


Nicolussi

Patronymic surname from a diminutive of the personal name Nicola.


Mulargia

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


Fabbrichesi

Habitational surname from any of various places in Tuscany called Fabbriche, from fabbrica (“factory”).


Teofili

Patronymic surname from the personal name Teofilo.