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Pages in category "Italian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,348 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Surnames of Italian origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 704 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Most of the names on this list are typical examples of surnames that were adopted when modern surnames were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the romantic spirit, they refer to natural features: virta 'river', koski 'rapids', mäki 'hill', järvi 'lake', saari 'island' — often with the suffix -nen added after the model ...
The Italian nome is not analogous to the ancient Roman nomen; the Italian nome is the given name (distinct between siblings), while the Roman nomen is the gentile name (inherited, thus shared by all in a gens). Female naming traditions, and name-changing rules after adoption for both sexes, likewise differ between Roman antiquity and modern ...
Rossi is an Italian surname, said to be the most common surname in Italy. Due to the diaspora , it is also very common in other countries such as Argentina , Brazil , Canada , France , Switzerland , the United States and Uruguay .
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