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Abano Italian
Originally denoted a person from the town of Abano, Latin Aponus, which was derived from the old Celtic root ab meaning "water".

Abatangelo Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Angelo.

Abatantuono Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Antonio.

Abate Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest", derived via Latin and Greek from an Aramaic word meaning "father". This was used either as a nickname or an occupational name for a worker in a priest's house.

Abategiovanni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Giovanni.

Abatescianni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Gianni.

Abbà Italian
Variant of Abate.

Abbadelli Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -elli.

Abbandonato Italian
Means "forsaken, abandoned" in Italian.

Abbascia Italian
Variant of Abatescianni.

Abbatangelo Italian
Variant of Abatangelo.

Abbatantuono Italian
Variant of Abatantuono.

Abbate Italian
Variant of Abate.

Abbatelli Italian
Variant of Abbadelli.

Abbaticchio Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -icchio, from Latin -iculus.

Abbiati Italian
Originally a name for a person from the city of Abbiategrasso, near Milan in Italy, called Abiatum in Latin.

Abelli Italian
From the given name Abele.

Abrami Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.

Abramo Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.

Acardi Italian
Derived from the Norman name Achard, a form of Ekkehard.

Accardi Italian
Variant of Acardi.

Accardo Italian
Variant of Acardi.

Acciai Italian
Derived from medieval Italian accia meaning "axe", ultimately from Latin ascia.

Acciaio Italian
Variant of Acciai.

Acciaioli Italian
Variant of Acciai.

Acconci Italian
Variant of Acconcio.

Acconcio Italian
From the medieval Italian given names Accuntius or Acconcius, of uncertain meaning.

Accorsi Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.

Accorso Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.

Accursio Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.

Acerbi Italian
From Italian acerbo meaning "bitter, harsh, severe".

Acone Italian
Possibly from the name of a harbour in Bithynia (in modern Turkey).

Acqua Italian
Means "water" in Italian, indicating one who dwelt by or transported water.

Acquafredda Italian
Denoted a person who came from one of the various places in Italy with this name, derived from Italian meaning "cold water".

Acquarone Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a place name or an occupation derived from Italian acqua "water".

Acquati Italian
From the name of a village, part of the city of Lecco in Lombardy. Its name is presumably derived from Italian acqua "water".

Adami Italian
Means "son of Adamo".

Adamo Italian
Italian form of Adam.

Adamoli Italian
Diminutive form of Adami.

Addario Italian
Derived from the given name Addarius, of unknown meaning.

Adelardi Italian
Means "son of Adelardo".

Adesso Italian
Perhaps a nickname for a punctual or fast person, from Italian adesso meaning "now, at this moment".

Adimari Italian
Means "son of Ademaro".

Adriatico Italian
Originally denoted a person who lived near the Adriatic sea.

Affini Italian
From Latin affinis meaning "neighbouring, kindred".

Africani Italian
Means "son of Africano", the Italian form of Africanus.

Africano Italian
From the given name Africano, the Italian form of Africanus.

Agani Italian
Means "son of Agano", a given name of unknown meaning.

Aggio Italian
Possibly from the name Aggius, probably related to the Germanic name Agi.

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.

Agnellini Italian
From a diminutive of Agnelli.

Agnusdei Italian
From Latin Agnus Dei meaning "lamb of God". This was a nickname for someone who was particularly religious or someone who wore this symbol.

Agosti Italian
Means "son of Agosto", a variant of Augusto.

Agostini Italian
Means "son of Agostino".

Agresta Italian
From Latin agrestis meaning "rural, rustic".

Agricola Italian
From Latin agricola meaning "farmer".

Aiello Italian
From various place names in Italy, such as Aiello del Friuli, Aiello del Sabato and others. They are derived from Latin agellus meaning "little field".

Aiolfi Italian
Means "son of Aiolfo", which is derived from the Germanic name Agilulf.

Airaldi Italian
Means "son of Aroldo".

Airò Italian
From the given name Aroldo.

Aita Italian
Originally denoted a person from Aieta, Italy, a place name derived from Greek ἀετός (aetos) meaning "eagle".

Ajello Italian
Variant of Aiello.

Alagona Italian
From the name of the Spanish region of Aragon, which was a medieval kingdom. The region was named for a river, which was itself derived from an Indo-European root meaning "water".

Alamanni Italian
From Alemannia, the Latin name for Germany.

Albanesi Italian
Originally indicated a person who came from Albania.

Albani Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.

Albano Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.

Alberghi Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Alberghini Italian
Diminutive of Alberghi.

Alberici Italian
Means "son of Alberico".

Alberighi Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Albero Italian
From Italian albero meaning "tree", ultimately from Latin arbor, referring to someone who lived in the woods or worked as a woodcutter.

Alberto Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
From the given name Alberto.

Albini Italian
Means "son of Albino".

Albricci Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Albrici Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Aldebrandi Italian
Means "son of Aldebrando", an Italian form of Aldebrand.

Alderisi Italian
Means "son of Alderissius", a Latinized form of a Germanic name of unknown meaning.

Alduino Italian
Derived from the Italian given name Alduino, derived from the Germanic name Aldwin.

Alemagna Italian
From Alemannia, the Latin name for Germany.

Aleppo Italian
From the name of the Syrian city of Aleppo, which is from Arabic خالاب (Khālāb), of uncertain meaning.

Alesci Italian
Means "son of Alessio".

Alescio Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Alesi Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Alesini Italian
Means "son of Alesino", a diminutive of Alessio.

Alesio Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Alessandri Italian
Means "son of Alessandro".

Alessi Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Alfero Italian
From the given name Adalfarus.

Aliberti Italian
Means "son of Alberto".

Alinari Italian
Means "son of Alinario", which is from the Germanic name Ellanher.

Aliprandi Italian
Means "son of Alibrand".

Allegri Italian
From an Italian nickname derived from allegro meaning "quick, lively".

Allegro Italian
Variant of Allegri.

Alò Italian
Variant of Aloi.

Aloi Italian
From a dialectal form of the name Aloisio.

Aloia Italian
Variant of Aloi.

Aloisi Italian
From the given name Aloisio.

Altamura Italian
From the name of the Italian city of Altamura, which means "high walls" in Italian.

Altimari Italian
Derived from the given name Altimaro, an alteration of Adelmar.

Altoviti Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Lombard given name Altwidus.

Alunni Italian
From Italian alunno meaning "student".

Amadei Italian
Means "son of Amadeo".

Amadori Italian
Means "son of Amatore".

Amalberti Italian
Means "son of Amalberto", from the Germanic name Amalbert.

Amantea Italian
From the name of a town in Calabria, Italy. It is possibly derived from Arabic (dating from the Arab raids of the 9th century) meaning "the fortress".

Amato Italian
From the given name Amato.

Amatore Italian
From the given name Amatore.

Ambrogi Italian
Means "son of Ambrogio".

Ambrosi Italian
Means "son of Ambrogio".

Amerighi Italian
Means "son of Amerigo".

Amoretto Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Amore.

Angioli Italian
Means "son of Angiolo".

Ansaldi Italian
Means "son of Ansaldo".

Anselmetti Italian
Means "son of Anselmetto", a diminutive of Anselmo.

Anselmi Italian
Means "son of Anselmo".

Anselmo Portuguese, Italian
From the given name Anselmo.

Antonelli Italian
Means "son of Antonello".

Antonini Italian
Means "son of Antonino".

Antonino Italian
From the given name Antonino.

Aquila Italian
From a nickname meaning "eagle" in Italian.

Aquino Italian, Spanish
From the name of an Italian town near Rome, derived from Latin aqua meaning "water", the home town of the 13th-century saint Thomas Aquinas. In Italy the surname is derived directly from the town's name. As a Spanish-language surname, it was sometimes bestowed by missionaries in honour of the saint as they evangelized in Spanish colonies.

Arbore Italian
From Latin arbor meaning "tree".

Ardiccioni Italian
Means "son of Ardiccione", a derivative of Ardito.

Ardizzone Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Ardito.

Ardovini Italian
Means "son of Arduino".

Arena Italian
Italian cognate of Arenas.

Arlotti Italian
Means "son of Arlotto".

Armando Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Armando.

Armani Italian
Means "son of Ermanno".

Armati Italian
From Italian armato meaning "armed, armoured, equipped".

Arnolfi Italian
Means "son of Arnolfo".

Arnoni Italian
Means "son of Arnone" from the medieval name Arnone, of uncertain origin.

Arrighetti Italian
Means "son of Arrighetto", a diminutive of the given name Arrigo.

Arrighi Italian
Means "son of Arrigo".

Arrigucci Italian
Means "son of Arriguccio", a diminutive of the given name Arrigo.

Avellino Italian
From the name of a town in Campania, Italy, called Abellinum in Latin, of unknown meaning.

Azzarà Italian
Sicilian name, derived from Greek dialects of southern Italy. It is from Greek ψαράς (psaras) meaning "fisherman".

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