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Name Facchini
Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Italian
Other Forms FormsFacchetti, Facchino, Fachino, Fachini, Fachetti, Faccheti, Facheti, Facchinello, Fachinello, Facchinetti, Fachinetti, Facchineti, Fachineti, Facchinelli, Fachinelli, Facchineli, Facchi, Fachi, Facchinette, Fachinette, Facchinete, Fachinete, Facchette, Fachette, Facchinei, Facchine, Fachine, Facchina, Fachina, Faccheni, Fachitti
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Meaning & History
Occupational name for a porter (a carrier of objects), derived from Italian facchino meaning "porter, carrier of goods". The word facchino was originally from Sicilian facchinu meaning "jurist, scribe, clerk, theologian" (ultimately from Arabic فَقِيه (faqīh) meaning "jurisconsult, expert on law"), but was later modified to mean "porter".