Mussolini

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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Italian
Pronounced Pron. /mus.so.ˈli.ni/(Italian) /ˌmʊ.sə.ˈliː.ni/(English)

Meaning & History

From Italian mussolina meaning "muslin", a type of cloth, itself derived from the city of Mosul in Iraq. This name was borne by the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945).