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Italian Surname Endings - Northern Italy
Posted by: Italian Surname Database in Gens-Italia , Italian Surname Database , Steve Morse , Wikipedia
Did you know you can tell a lot about an Italian Surnames origin by it's ending? Or that generally speaking surnames in Southern regions of Italy end in vowels but as one moves North many surnames will end in consonants? This can possibility be attributed to the fact that Northern Italy
borders have changed several times over the centuries and belonged to
other European countries so surnames were "grandfathered' in.
Some examples of such surnames and the regions they can found in are:
Anzil - Fruili-Venezia Giulia
Bionaz - Valle d'Aosta
Conchin - Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piemonte
De Pellegrin - Fruili-Venezia Giulia
De Sanctis - Abruzzo, Lazio, Lombardy
Orbel - Piemonte
Perin - Veneto, Lombardy
Rigonat - Fruili-Venezia Giulia
Schiff - Fruili-Venezia Giulia
Other surname endings found in Northern regions include:
| Suffix | Region | Example | ||
| - otti/utti | Fruili, Lombardy | Pascutti | ||
| - otti/utti | Emilia Romagna, Lombardy, Trentino | Bortolotti | ||
| -aci/ecci/ucci | Tuscany | Ghelarducci | ||
| -ai | Lombardy, Tuscany | Mungai | ||
| -u, -as and -is | Sardinia | Piccinnu, Marras, Floris, Melis |
**Sources**
1. Italian Surname Database - accessed 6 Jul 2013
2. Gens-Italia - accessed 6 Jul 2013
3. Webpages by Stephen P. Morse , San Francisco - accessed 6 July 2013
4. Wikipedia - accessed 6 Jul 2013
MARTINELLI is a surname of Roman origins which has been derived from the Latin name Martinus [derivative of Mars - Roman God of War and Fertility]. It is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Martin". The surname and it's variations can be traced back to several countries in Europe for hundreds of centuries.
Variations and Diminutives
Czech: Martinovsky
English: Martin
French: Martineau
Italian: Martinelli, Martinolli, Martini, Martino, DiMartini, and DiMartino.
Polish: Marcinkowski, Marciszewski
Portuguese: Martins
Romanian: Martinescu.
Spanish: Martínez, San Martin, Martín
Sweedish: Martenssen
Here's a list of some Italian Surnames of Greek origins found primarily in Southern Italy:
- Accorinti
- Alampi
- Alampo
- Alessandrini
- Arcidiaco
- Arconti
- Arcuri
- Basile
- Biasi
- Bova
- Calogero
- Cardea
- Cipri
- Colella
- Coletta
- Cutroneo
- Delfino
- DeMitri
- Eliseo
- Erasmo
- Fallace
- Fanara
- Greca
- Grechi
- Greco
- Iannopollo
- Mandica
- Maniaci
- Megale
- Megali
- Narciso
- Narisi
- Nasso
- Nasta
- Nasti
- Natola
- Nibali
- Nicolosi
- Nicosia
- Orfeo
- Orione
- Pellicoro
- Rina
- Rino
- Romeo
- Sallustro
- Salustri
- Samela
- Serio
- Sodero
- Squillaci
- Staltari
- Stalteri
- Stefanizzi
- Tigano
- Tripodi
- Triscari
- Versace
- Vitale
- Zuccalà
Additionally any name ending in -ace or -aci is more than likely the equivalent to some Greek name ending in -akis. For further info you can visit: Greeks in Italy
The Italian Surname Database updated today. Another 100 names have been added or modified. And don't forget to check out a success story on Kerri's blog about how she met a relative she never knew about which started with a Google search and the Italian Surname Database!
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