Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Italian Meaning & History From the name of a hamlet in Salerno, Italy, possibly derived from a southern Italian word meaning "large rock" or "steep slope" (penta, pente, or pendë).
Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Italian, Neapolitan Meaning & History Means "painted" or "female turkey" in Neapolitan (see Pinto).
Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage Italian Meaning & History Possibly derived from a variant of the Ancient Greek given name Pentheus.