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ArchivesRe: Meaning and Orgin of Dino
in reply to a message by C Accardo
Last Name: Dino
Italian (Sicily): from the personal name Dino, a short form of various pet names formed with the hypocoristic suffix -ino following the final consonant -d, such as Bernardino (from Bernardo), Gherardino (from Gherardi), Riccardino (from Riccardo).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press
Italian (Sicily): from the personal name Dino, a short form of various pet names formed with the hypocoristic suffix -ino following the final consonant -d, such as Bernardino (from Bernardo), Gherardino (from Gherardi), Riccardino (from Riccardo).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press
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