Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Italian Pronounced Pron. /puʎ.ˈʎe.ze/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From an adjectival derivative of Puglia, from Latin Apulia, a region of southeast Italy containing the boot heel and some of the coastline of the Adriatic Sea. It is a regional name for someone from that region. Categories game show hosts, nationalities, regions