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Maestri Italian
Means "master" in Italian.

Magro Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "thin, lean", ultimately from Latin macer.

Maiella Italian
From the name of the Maiella massif in Abruzzo, Italy.

Mancini Italian
Diminutive of Manco.

Manco Italian
Means "left-handed" in Italian, derived from Latin mancus meaning "maimed".

Mancuso Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Manco.

Manfredi Italian
Derived from the given name Manfredo.

Manfredonia Italian
Originally indicated a person from Manfredonia, Italy. The city was named for the 13th-century King Manfred of Sicily.

Mantovani Italian
From the name of the city of Mantua in Lombardy, northern Italy (Mantova in Italian).

Marchegiano Italian
From the name of the Marche region in Italy, derived from Late Latin marca meaning "borderland". It was the real surname of the American boxer Rocky Marciano (1923-1969), who was born Rocco Marchegiano.

Marchesi Italian
From the Italian title marchese meaning "marquis". It was probably a nickname for a person who behaved like a marquis or worked in the household of a marquis.

Marchetti Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Marco.

Marchi Italian
Derived from the given name Marco.

Marchioni Italian
Possibly from the given name Melchiorre or the compound name Marco Giovanni.

Marco Spanish, Italian
From the given name Marco.

Marconi Italian
Derived from the given name Marco.

Mari Italian
Aphetic form of Altimari.

Maria Italian, Portuguese
From the given the name Maria.

Mariani Italian
From the given name Mariano.

Marini Italian
Derived from the given name Marino.

Marino Italian, Spanish
Derived from the given name Marino.

Marmo Italian
Means "marble" in Italian, possibly indicating a person who lived near a quarry or one who worked with marble.

Martelli Italian
Italian form of Martel 2.

Martinelli Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Martino.

Martini Italian
Derived from the given name Martino.

Martino Italian
From the given name Martino.

Masi Italian
From the given name Maso a short form of Tommaso.

Masin Italian
Venetian variant of Masi.

Mazza Italian
From a nickname (perhaps occupational) meaning "maul, mallet" in Italian.

Merlo Italian, Spanish
Means "blackbird", ultimately from Latin merula. The blackbird is a symbol of a naive person.

Messana Italian
Variant of Messina.

Messina Italian
From the name of the Sicilian city of Messina, founded by Greek colonists. The city was named after the Greek city Μεσσήνη (Messene).

Micheli Italian
From the given name Michele 1.

Milani Italian
Variant of Milano.

Milano Italian
Originally indicated someone who came from Milan.

Modugno Italian
From the town of Modugno, in Apulia in southern Italy. It is the surname of the Italian actor and singer Domenico Modugno (1928-1994).

Mondadori Italian
From Italian mondatore meaning "weeder". This was an occupational name for someone who kept fields clear of weeds.

Mondo Italian
From a given name, a short form of names such as Raimondo or Edmondo.

Montagna Italian
Means "mountain" in Italian, from Latin montanus, indicating a person who lived on or near a mountain.

Montana Italian
Variant of Montagna.

Montanari Italian
Means "from the mountain" in Italian.

Monte Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian variant of Monti, as well as a Portuguese and Spanish cognate.

Monti Italian
Means "mountain, hill" in Italian, from Latin mons.

Morandi Italian
From the medieval given name Morando, an Italian form of Morandus.

Morelli Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mauro.

Morello Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mauro.

Moretti Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mauro.

Morra Italian
Locative name derived from Italian places such as Morra De Sanctis, Campania, or Morra del Villar, Piedmont.

Moschella Italian
From a diminutive of Italian mosca meaning "housefly", perhaps originally a nickname for an annoying person.

Mosconi Italian
Variant of Moschella.

Motta Italian
From various names of places around Italy. It is derived from a Gaulish word meaning "hill".

Muggia Italian
From the town of Muggia in northeastern Italy near the Slovenian border. It was called Muglae in Latin.

Muraro Italian
Occupational name for a wall builder, from Italian murare meaning "to wall up".

Mussolini Italian
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).

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