indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname
Usage Italian
Meaning & History
At the end of the 10th century, Gregorian musical scribes increased the precision of early notation by introducing a horizontal line to indicate a base pitch. The pitch of this line was indicated by a letter at its start. Over the years, this horizontal line became multiple musical symbols called clefs. Musical composers might have gotten this last name due to the nature of their work.