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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.

Abbate Italian
Variant of Abate.

Abrami Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.

Abramo Italian
Derived from the given name Abramo.

Accardi Italian
Variant of Acardi.

Accardo Italian
Variant of Acardi.

Acconci Italian
Variant of Acconcio.

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

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

Adami Italian
Means "son of Adamo".

Adamo Italian
Italian form of Adam.

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

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

Agnelli Italian
From Italian agnello meaning "lamb" (ultimately from Latin agnus), denoting a pious or timid person.

Albani Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.

Albano Italian
Derived from the given name Albano.

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".

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

Alessi Italian
From the given name Alessio.

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

Allegro Italian
Variant of Allegri.

Alunni Italian
From Italian alunno meaning "student".

Amato Italian
From the given name Amato.

Angioli Italian
Means "son of Angiolo".

Ansaldi Italian
Means "son of Ansaldo".

Anselmi Italian
Means "son of Anselmo".

Anselmo Portuguese, Italian
From the given name Anselmo.

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".

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".

Baldini Italian
Derived from the given name Baldino, a diminutive of Baldo.

Barbieri Italian
Italian cognate of Barber.

Barone Italian
Italian cognate of Baron.

Basile Italian, French
From the given name Basilio or Basile.

Battaglia Italian
From a nickname meaning "battle" in Italian.

Bellini Italian
From Italian bello meaning "beautiful".

Berardi Italian
From the given name Berardo.

Bernardi Italian
From the given name Bernardo.

Bicchieri Italian
Means "drinking glasses" in Italian, referring originally to a person who made or sold them.

Bologna Italian
From the name of the city of Bologna in northern Italy. It may derive from a Celtic word meaning "settlement".

Borgogni Italian
From the name of the French region of Burgundy (called Bourgogne in French), which is named after the Germanic tribe the Burgundians, meaning "people from the high land".

Brambilla Italian
Derived from the Italian town of Brembilla in Lombardy, itself named after the Brembo river.

Buffone Italian
Means "jester, joker" in Italian.

Bulgari Italian
Originally denoted a person who came from Bulgaria, which is named after the Turkic tribe of the Bulgars, itself possibly from a Turkic root meaning "mixed".

Campana Italian, Spanish
Occupational name from Late Latin campana meaning "bell", ultimately derived from the Italian region of Campania, where bells were produced.

Carbone Italian
From a nickname for a person with dark features, from Italian carbone meaning "coal".

Carboni Italian
Variant of Carbone.

Carrara Italian
From the name of a city in Tuscany famous for its marble quarries. It is probably derived from Late Latin quadreria meaning "quarry".

Caruso Italian
Means "close-cropped hair" in Italian, also having the secondary sense "boy, young man".

Casale Italian
Italian cognate of Casal.

Cavallo Italian
Means "horse" in Italian, an occupational name for a horseman.

Cipriani Italian
From the given name Cipriano.

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

Colombo Italian
Either from Italian colomba "dove" indicating a dove keeper, or from the given name Colombo, which is derived from the same word. This was the Italian surname of the 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus.

Coppola Italian
From the name of a type of hat characteristic of Sicily and southern Italy. This surname indicated a person who wore or made these hats. A famous bearer is the filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola (1939-), as well as other members of his extended family also in show business.

Costanzo Italian
From the given name Costanzo.

Cremona Italian
From the Italian city of Cremona, south of Milan, in Lombardy.

Crocetti Italian
Italian diminutive form of Croce.

Da Vinci Italian (Rare)
Means "from Vinci", a town near Florence. A famous bearer was the Italian artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).

Donati Italian
From the given name Donato.

D'Ovidio Italian
From the given name Ovidio.

Durante Italian
Italian cognate of Durand.

Elena Italian
Derived from the given name Elena.

Farina Italian
Occupational name for a miller, derived from Italian farina "flour".

Fattore Italian
Means "land agent, bailiff, steward, farmer" in Italian.

Ferrara Italian
Italian form of Ferreira.

Ferrari Italian
Occupational name for a metalworker or smith, derived from Latin ferrarius, a derivative of ferrum meaning "iron".

Ferraro Italian
Variant of Ferrari.

Filippi Italian
Derived from the given name Filippo.

Fiscella Italian
Derived from Italian fiscella, which was a basket used to conserve cheese. The name was probably used to denote a person who made cheese.

Fontana Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of Fontaine.

Gagliardi Italian
From Italian gagliardo meaning "strong, vigorous".

Gaspari Italian
From the given name Gaspare.

Gentile Italian
From a nickname meaning "gentle, kind" in Italian.

Germano Italian
From the given name Germano.

Giannino Italian
Derived from the given name Giannino.

Giordano Italian
Derived from the given name Giordano.

Giuliani Italian
From the given name Giuliano.

Grimaldi Italian
From the given name Grimaldo. It is the surname of the royal family of Monaco, which came from Genoa.

Labriola Italian
Originally indicated a person from the town of Abriola in southern Italy.

Lagorio Italian
From a nickname derived from Ligurian lagö, referring to a type of lizard, the European green lizard. This little reptile is respected because it supposedly protects against vipers.

Laguardia Italian
Occupational name meaning "sentry, sentinel" in Italian, also a locative name referring to a person who lived near a watchtower. Fiorello Laguardia (1882-1947) was the first mayor of New York of Italian origin.

Lamberti Italian
Derived from the given name Lamberto.

Laterza Italian
From the name of the town of Laterza near Taranto in Apulia. It is typical of southern Italy.

Lazzari Italian
Means "son of Lazzaro".

Leccese Italian
Variant of Lecce.

Leone Italian
Derived from the given name Leone 1.

Leoni Italian
Derived from the given name Leone 1.

Lombardi Italian
Originally indicated someone who came from the Lombardy region of northern Italy, which was named for the Lombards, a Germanic tribe who invaded in the 6th century. Their name is derived from the Old German roots lang "long" and bart "beard".

Lombardo Italian
Variant of Lombardi.

Maestri Italian
Means "master" in Italian.

Mancini Italian
Diminutive of Manco.

Manfredi Italian
Derived from the given name Manfredo.

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.

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

Marconi Italian
Derived from the given name Marco.

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.

Martelli Italian
Italian form of Martel 2.

Martini Italian
Derived from the given name Martino.

Martino Italian
From the given name Martino.

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).

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

Montana Italian
Variant of Montagna.

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

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

Nannini Italian
From Nanni, a diminutive of the given name Giovanni.

Napoli Italian
Originally indicated a person from Naples in Italy.

Natale Italian
From the given name Natale.

Nazario Italian
From the given name Nazario.

Ongaro Italian
Variant of Ungaro.

Orlando Italian
Derived from the given name Orlando.

Orsini Italian
From a nickname meaning "little bear" in Italian, from Latin ursus "bear".

Pagani Italian
Italian cognate of Payne.

Pagano Italian
Italian cognate of Payne.

Palazzo Italian
Means "palace" in Italian, from Latin palatium. It was originally used by someone who lived near a palace or mansion, or who worked there.

Palumbo Italian
From Italian palombo meaning "pigeon" (also "dogfish"). This form is typical of southern Italy.

Parisi Italian
Italian form of Parish 1.

Pastore Italian
Means "shepherd" in Italian.

Pavesi Italian
Variant of Pavia.

Pavia Italian
From the name of the city of Pavia in Lombardy, Italy. It is of unknown meaning.

Pavone Italian
Means "peacock" in Italian. It was originally a nickname for a proud or haughty person.

Pavoni Italian
Variant of Pavone.

Pecora Italian
Means "sheep" in Italian, an occupational name for a shepherd.

Perugia Italian
From the name of the city of Perugia in Umbria, Italy. It was known as Perusia in the classical period, and it is of Etruscan origin.

Pesaro Italian
From the name of the city of Pesaro, in the Marche region (Latin Pisaurum).

Piccoli Italian
Nickname for a short person, from Italian piccolo "small".

Pisani Italian
From Italian pisano, the name for an inhabitant of the city of Pisa, Italy. The city's name is of unknown meaning.

Poletti Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Paolo. This name is typical of northern and central Italy.

Portelli Italian
Diminutive form of Porto.

Potenza Italian
From the name of the southern Italian city of Potenza, called Potentia in Latin, meaning "power, force".

Profeta Italian
From Italian profeta meaning "prophet". It probably came from a nickname indicating a person who wanted to predict the future. It is typical of southern Italy.

Provenza Italian
From the name of the Provence region of southern France (in Italian Provenza). It is derived from Latin provincia "province", a territorial division.

Pugliese Italian
From an adjectival derivative of Puglia, from Latin Apulia, a region of southeast Italy containing the boot heel and some of the coastline of the Adriatic Sea. It is a regional name for someone from that region.

Quaranta Italian
Means "forty" in Italian.

Quattrocchi Italian
From Italian quattro meaning "four" and occhi meaning "eyes", a nickname for a person who wore glasses. It is usually found in Sicily.

Raimondi Italian
Derived from the given name Raimondo.

Ravenna Italian
From the name of the city of Ravenna in northern Italy, which is of uncertain origin, possibly Etruscan.

Rinaldi Italian
Derived from the given name Rinaldo.

Romagna Italian
From the region of Romagna, on the Adriatic coast of Italy. It is derived from Latin Romania meaning "land of the Romans".

Romano 1 Italian
Derived from the given name Romano.

Romano 2 Italian
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.

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.

Rossini Italian
Diminutive form of Rossi. A famous bearer was the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868).

Ruggeri Italian
Derived from the given name Ruggero.

Ruggiero Italian
From the given name Ruggiero.

Sansone Italian
Derived from the given name Sansone.

Santini Italian
Diminutive form of Santo.

Santoro Italian
Means "all saint's day" in Italian, a nickname for one born on that day.

Sapienti Italian
Means "wise, learned" in Italian.

Savona Italian
From the name of the city of Savona in northern Italy, called Savo by the Romans, of uncertain meaning.

Scordato Italian
Means "forgotten, left behind" in Italian.

Silvestri Italian
Derived from the given name Silvester.

Soldati Italian
From Italian soldato meaning "soldier", ultimately from Latin solidus, a type of Roman coin.

Tamaro Italian
Possibly from the Old German given name Thietmar. It is typical of the area around Trieste in northern Italy.

Taverna Italian
From the place name Taverna, common in different parts of Italy. It means "inn, tavern" in Italian.

Tedesco Italian
From Italian tedesco meaning "German".

Tivoli Italian
Derived from the resort town of Tivoli, near Rome, originally called Tibur in Latin, of uncertain origin.

Trapani Italian
From the name of the Sicilian city of Trapani, derived from Greek δρεπάνη (drepane) meaning "sickle".

Traversa Italian
Italian form of Travers.

Traversi Italian
Italian form of Travers.

Traverso Italian
Italian form of Travers.

Turati Italian
From the name of the town of Turate near Como in Lombardy.

Uberti Italian
Derived from the given name Uberto.

Uccello Italian
Means "bird" in Italian, either a nickname for a person who resembled a bird or an occupational name for a birdcatcher.

Ungaro Italian
Means "Hungarian" in Italian.

Vaccaro Italian
Occupational name meaning "cowherd" in Italian.

Valerio Italian
From the given name Valerio.

Ventura Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From the given name Bonaventura.

Verona Italian
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.

Vicario Spanish, Italian
Means "vicar" in Spanish and Italian, an ecclesiastic title used to denote a representative of a bishop. It is derived from Latin vicarius meaning "substitute, deputy".

Vitale Italian
From the given name Vitale.

Vitali Italian
From the given name Vitale.

Zanetti Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Giovanni. A famous bearer is Argentinian soccer player Javier Zanetti (1973-).

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