indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Italian
Meaning & History
from gonfalone "standard banner" from Old French gonfalon (of ancient Germanic origin) a metonymic occupational name for a standard bearer either in a military context or as the officer of a guild responsible for carrying the banner in religious processions. It was also a title borne by mayors of the Florentine republic and by other magistrates designated more specifically as gonfalonieri di giustizia "officers of justice" gonfalonieri della chiesa "officers of the church" etc.