BolognaItalian From the name of the city of Bologna in northern Italy. It may derive from a Celtic word meaning "settlement".
CaiazzoItalian From the name of a city near Naples, originally Caiatia in Latin, a derivative of the given name Caius.
CarraraItalian From the name of a city in Tuscany famous for its marble quarries. It is probably derived from Late Latin quadreria meaning "quarry".
Como 2Italian From the name of the city of Como in Lombardy, the rival city of Milan during the Middle Ages. Its name may come from a Celtic root meaning "valley".
CremaschiItalian From the name of the city of Crema in Lombardy, northern Italy.
CremonaItalian From the Italian city of Cremona, south of Milan, in Lombardy.
CremonesiItalian From the name of the Italian city of Cremona in Lombardy.
GenoveseItalian Denoted a person from the Italian city of Genoa (Genova in Italian).
ManfredoniaItalian Originally indicated a person from Manfredonia, Italy. The city was named for the 13th-century King Manfred of Sicily.
MantovaniItalian From the name of the city of Mantua in Lombardy, northern Italy (Mantova in Italian).
MessinaItalian From the name of the Sicilian city of Messina, founded by Greek colonists. The city was named after the Greek city Μεσσήνη (Messene).
PesaroItalian From the name of the city of Pesaro, in the Marche region (Latin Pisaurum).
PisaniItalian From Italian pisano, the name for an inhabitant of the city of Pisa, Italy. The city's name is of unknown meaning.
PotenzaItalian From the name of the southern Italian city of Potenza, called Potentia in Latin, meaning "power, force".
RavennaItalian From the name of the city of Ravenna in northern Italy, which is of uncertain origin, possibly Etruscan.
RiggiItalian From the name of the Italian city of Reggio Calabria, from Latin Rhegium, of Greek origin.
Romano 2Italian Denoted a person from the city of Rome, either a resident or someone who visited as a pilgrim. In Calabria it was also used to designate a person from New Rome, a name for Constantinople.
RovigattiItalian From the name of the city of Rovigo in northeastern Italy near Venice. It was called Rodigium in Latin, and is of unknown meaning.
SavonaItalian From the name of the city of Savona in northern Italy, called Savo by the Romans, of uncertain meaning.
TarantinoItalian Locational name that originally designated a person who came from Taranto, a city in southeastern Italy, which was originally called Τάρας (Taras) by Greek colonists. A famous bearer of this name is the American director Quentin Tarantino (1963-).
TrapaniItalian From the name of the Sicilian city of Trapani, derived from Greek δρεπάνη (drepane) meaning "sickle".
VentimigliaItalian From the name of the historical Italian city Ventimiglia, now near the French border, ultimately from Latin Albintimilium.
VeronaItalian From the name of the city of Verona, one of the most important historical cities of northern Italy. The meaning of the city's name is uncertain.