Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
Italian toponymic surnames (80 P) Pages in category "Italian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,254 total.
Gherardi is a surname of Northern Italian origin. It is most common in the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Tuscany. The name comes from the Germanic words gari > ger- (meaning 'spear') and -hard (meaning 'hard/strong/brave'). The first family recorded to have this name in 970 AD, were the Gherardinghi family who owned five castles in ...
Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin) and Chami (for Cham origin).
Italian-language surnames (3 C, 4,249 P) P. Surnames of Piedmontese origin (2 P) S. Surnames of Sardinian origin (1 P) T. Italian toponymic surnames (80 P)
Rossi (surname) Rossi ([ˈrossi]) 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. Rossi is the plural of Rosso (meaning " red (haired)", in Italian). [1]
Pozzer. Pozzer or Posser is a Northern Italian Germanic and Italic surname with origins in Veneto, Trentino, and Bavaria. Composed of the Venetian element pozzo- "well" and the Cimbrian element er- "from"/"of the". Derives from Fugazzer and Brandeller, being a mix of Venetian language and Cimbrian language .
Canale (surname) Canale is a popular Italian surname. The name is thought to have originated in various parts of Northern Italy and its literal English translation is "Canal", which means waterway. Italian surnames were often taken from places of residence, such as a town or village.