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[9] [10] Some families, however, opted to retain the possessive portion of their surnames, for instance Lorenzo de' Medici literally means "Lorenzo of the Medici" (de' is a contraction of dei, also meaning "of the"; c.f. The Medicis). Another example of the use of plural suffix in Italian surnames is Manieri which is the plural form of Mainiero ...
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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. Rossi is the plural of Rosso (meaning "red (haired)", in Italian). [1]
Farina is the Italian word for "flour." Notable people with the surname include: Adele Farina, Australian politician; Amy Farina, American musician; Antonio Farina (fl. 1670s) Italian composer; Battista "Pinin" Farina (later Battista Pininfarina), Italian automobile stylist; Carlo Farina, Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era
Esposito (Italian pronunciation: [eˈspɔːzito]) is an Italian surname. It ranks the fourth most common surname in Italy . [ 1 ] It is especially common in Campania in general and in Naples in particular.
Russo is a common Southern Italian and Sicilian surname. It is the Southern counterpart of Rossi and comes from a nickname indicating red hair or beard, from russo , russë and russu , from Late Latin russus or rubius , Classical Latin rubeus , "red".
The Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (English: Biographical Dictionary of the Italians) is a biographical dictionary published in 100 volumes by the Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, started in 1960 and completed in 2020. It includes about 40,000 biographies of distinguished Italians. [1]
Regina is a Late Latin feminine name meaning "queen" from the Latin, Italian and Romanian word meaning the same. [1] Regina was the name of an early Christian saint. Variant forms include: [ 2 ]