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AQUINO
SOURCE: Given Name & Location
Meaning & History
From the name of an Italian town near Rome: Aquino, the native town of San Tommaso d'Aquino (Saint Thomas Aquinas). In Italy it is a regional surname, not very popular. In Spain it originally became popular as a given name because of devotion to Saint Thomas, and from there became used as a surname.
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