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7/22/2014, 4:11 PM Fanny
10/6/2013, 1:49 PM Fanny

Name Cimino
Type Surname (from given name & from occupation)
Usage Italian
Other Forms FormsCimini, Cimmino, Cimmini
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Possibly derived from Italian cimino or Sicilian ciminu "cumin" as a metonymic occupational name for a spice merchant. Alternatively, it could be a diminutive of a shortened form of names such as Decimius or Ecimius.
Added 10/6/2013 by Fanny