Surnames Matching Pattern *li

This is a list of surnames in which the pattern is *li.
usage
pattern
Abbadelli Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -elli.
Abelli Italian
From the given name Abele.
Adamoli Italian
Diminutive form of Adami.
Agli Italian
From place names like Agliè, Aglietti, Agliana and Agliate, all originating from the Latin name Allius or Alleius.
Agnelli Italian
From Italian agnello meaning "lamb" (ultimately from Latin agnus), denoting a pious or timid person.
Ali Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ali 1.
Angioli Italian
Means "son of Angiolo".
Antonelli Italian
Means "son of Antonello".
Bagnoli Italian
Diminutive form of Bagni.
Bassanelli Italian
Diminutive form of Bassani.
Bazzoli Italian
From Italian bazza meaning "protruding chin".
Bulgarelli Italian
Diminutive of Bulgari.
Dalí Spanish
From a given name, itself a diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element adal meaning "noble". This was the surname of the Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí (1904-1989).
Di Napoli Italian
Means "from Naples" in Italian.
Dioli Italian
Meaning unknown.
Gabrielli Italian
From the given name Gabriele 1.
Galli Italian
Variant of Gallo, common in northern Italy.
Gelashvili Georgian
Means "son of Gela".
Jughashvili Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. One theory suggests Ossetian roots with the meaning "son of the herder", derived from Ossetian дзуг (dzug) meaning "herd, flock, troop". Alternately, it could be derived from the name of the village of ჯუღაანი (Jughaani) in eastern Georgia. The most notable bearer was Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), born Ioseb Jughashvili, a leader of the Soviet Union.
Li 1 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "plum, plum tree". This was the surname of Chinese emperors of the Tang dynasty.
Li 2 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "black".
Locatelli Italian
From Locatello, a town in Lombardy, northern Italy, near the city of Bergamo.
Martelli Italian
Italian form of Martel 2.
Martinelli Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Martino.
Messerli German (Swiss)
Swiss diminutive form of Messer.
Micheli Italian
From the given name Michele 1.
Morelli Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mauro.
Napoli Italian
Originally indicated a person from Naples in Italy.
Nelli Italian
Derived from the given name Nello.
Nespoli Italian
From the name of towns such as Nespoli and Nespoledo, derived from Italian nespola meaning "medlar (tree)".
Piccoli Italian
Nickname for a short person, from Italian piccolo "small".
Portelli Italian
Diminutive form of Porto.
Robustelli Italian
From a nickname for a strong person, from Italian robusto "strong", from Latin robustus "firm, solid, oaken".
Roncalli Italian
From the names of places like Ronco or Ronchi, quite common in northern Italy, derived from ronco meaning "cleared land, terraced land". It was the surname of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (1881-1963), the pope John XXIII.
Tamboli Marathi
From the Sanskrit word ताम्बूल (tāmbūla) meaning "betel leaves". These leaves are used in rituals and worship, and the name was originally given to a person who grew or sold them.
Tivoli Italian
Derived from the resort town of Tivoli, near Rome, originally called Tibur in Latin, of uncertain origin.
Toselli Italian
Diminutive form of Tosi.
Tumicelli Italian
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Bartolomeo.
Vitali Italian
From the given name Vitale.