Italian personal names Germanic root
First names
Nomenclature
As in other Romance languages, there are also numerous first names of Germanic origin in Italian . Male names often end with -o, female names with -a. It is therefore easily possible in Italian to turn a Germanic man's name into a woman's name - and vice versa - where this is not common in German, for example, since some of the second parts of the name are gender-specific (e.g. -hild, -hard). Adelaide or Adelaida (Adelheid) becomes the male first name Adelaido , and Edmondo (Edmund) becomes the female first name Edmonda . However, such forms are usually rare in Italian too.
There are combinations of name members that are not common in today's German first names, e.g. B. Arimondo corresponds to Her- as in Hermann + -mund as in Raimund (i.e. Hermund), Adalgisa corresponds to Adel- as in Adelheid + -gis as in Gisela (i.e. Adelgis).
Italian also knows names that are only partly Germanic , i.e. combined with a name member from another language, such as Giancarlo (Hans + Karl), Marilda (Maria + Hilde). Few names are (also) used in their Germanic form ( Walter, Bruno, Emma, Irma ).
The many diminutives, which are more frequently used in Italian than in German, as well as the pet forms for Carlo (Karl) for example Carletto, Carlino, Carluccio are not mentioned here .
There are cases in which a Germanic name does not have to be the basis, but in any case a Germanic root must be used: e.g. B. Walchiria ( Valkyrie ), Lombardo and Lombardina (from the Lombardy region named after the Lombards), Alemanno ( Alemanne ), Guerra (war, Germanic werra), Guerriero (warrior).
history
In the 6th century, the Lombards brought names to Italy with their rule. Walthari, for example, were people of higher rank; this might have impressed the Romansh population. Later this name was spread again by the Franks . From the Latin Gualterius he became Gualtiero . It wasn't until much later, around the 19th century, that the name came to Italy in the form Walter , and was then also spelled Valter (pronounced the same) and Valtero . The origin was now mainly Anglo-Saxon . In Italy, for example, Walter Scott's novels were popular. Famous Italians who then bore this name were again role models for the naming, so that today Walter is much more common than Gualtiero .
In other cases, too, famous name bearers in modern times brought about the spread of names from the north, including from the USA .
Teodolinda is also a name that goes back to the Lombards. Theudelinde was the queen of this people, wife of Authari, later of Agilulf. Her name is not among the very rare ones in Italy (about 5500 namesake women around 1970), mainly in Lombardy ; it was there that the Lombard queen had the Basilica of San Giovanni built in Monza .
The lists also contain first names that do not come directly from Germanic, but have been influenced by other languages. Ferdinando z. B. is influenced by Spanish , Imelda by French. Olga made the way from Nordic to Russian . Also Francesco with its peculiar history belongs here. Names whose Germanic origin is doubtful are mostly not given (e.g. Isolda).
It is not possible to say in general what changes the Germanic names went through when they were Italianized. H at the beginning of a name link regularly disappears (Hildegard> Ildegarda , Gerhard> Gerardo ), W sometimes becomes Gu (Wido> Guido , Walbert> Gualberto , Wilhelm> Guglielmo , ...), r sometimes becomes l (Gertrud> Geltrude , Heribert> Eliberto (also Eriberto ), ...). There are also rules with exceptions for the members of the name (rich> rigo or rico, -old> -aldo or -oldo).
statistics
In 2007 statistics, five of the 30 most common male given names of newborns have Germanic roots; Francesco is even in the first place; the other names are Riccardo, Federico, Leonardo, Edorardo. With the girls, Francesca is furthest ahead, but only in 9th place; Emma, Matilde, Federica are also within the top 30 ranks.
The following list in the table should not be regarded as complete. Historical names are also not taken into account.
Male first names
| Italian name | German equivalent / declaration |
|---|---|
| Adalberto, Edelberto, Edilberto | Adel- + bert ( ahd. Beraht = shiny) |
| Adalgerio | Adalger |
| Adelmaro | Adalmar |
| Ademaro, Adimaro | corresponds to ahd.adal (elegant) or hadu (dispute) + māri (famous) |
| Ado, Adone | Short form for names with Adal- |
| Adolfo, Adinolfo | Adolf |
| Agilulfo | Agilulf |
| Araldo | Harald |
| Alarico | Alaric |
| Alberico | Alberich |
| Alberto, Aliberto | Albert |
| Alboino | Albuin |
| Aldebrando, Aldobrando, Altobrando, Alibrando, Aliprando | see Aldo; + brand (sword) |
| Aldegardo | see Aldo; + gard (enclosure) |
| Aldegondo | see Aldo; + gund (fight) |
| Aldemaro, Aldimaro | see Aldo; + ahd. māri (famous) |
| Alderico, Alderigo | see Aldo; + rich (ruler, mighty) |
| Aldo | Adal (-bert) or (Regin-) ald, (Arn-) old or germ.alda (old) |
| Aldoino, Aldovino, Alduino | germ. alda (old, experienced) + wini (friend) |
| Alfonso | Alfons |
| Alfredo | Alfred |
| Americo, Amerigo | Heimerich, Heinrich |
| Anselmo | Anselm |
| Ansperto | Ansbert |
| Ansuino, Ansovino | germ. ans (deity) + wini (friend) |
| Araldo, Arealdo, Arialdo, Airaldo | Harald, Herwald |
| Archibaldo | Soon to be recognized |
| Ardoino, Ardovino, Arduino | corresponds to ahd.harti (strong) + wini (friend) |
| Arimondo | corresponds to ahd. heri (warband) + munt (protection) |
| Armando, Armanno, Armano | Hartmann, Hermann |
| Arnaldo, Arnoldo | Arnold |
| Arnulfo | Arnulf |
| Astolfo | germ.haist (fighting power) + wulf (wolf) |
| Azio, Azzo | Short form for names with Adal- |
| Balduino, Baldovino, Baldoino | Baldwin, Baldwin |
| Beltramo | germ. Beraht (shiny) and Hrabahn (raven) |
| Benno | Benno |
| Berengario | Berengar |
| Bernardo, Berardo, Verardo, Belardo | Bernard |
| Berto | Short form Bert (-rando), (Al-) berto, ... |
| Bertoldo | Berthold |
| Bertrando, Beltrando | Bertrand |
| Bruno, Brunaldo | Bruno |
| Carlo | Karl |
| Clodomir | corresponds to ahd. hlūt (famous) + germ. meriz (shiny) |
| Corrado | Konrad |
| Cuniberto | Kunibert |
| Dagoberto | Scrooge |
| Eberardo, Everardo, Evrardo, Everaldo | Eberhard |
| Edelberto, Edilberto | Corresponds to ahd.adal (elegant) + beraht (shiny) |
| Edgardo | Edgard |
| Edmondo | Edmund |
| Edorardo, Eduardo, Odoardo | Eduard |
| Eduino, Edvino | Edwin |
| Emerico | germ. haim (house) or amal (able) + rihhi; Emmerich? |
| Engelberto, Angilberto | Engelbert |
| Enrico, Errico, Errigo, Arrigo, Anrico, Rico | Heinrich |
| Erberto, Eriberto, Eliberto, Ariberto | Herbert, Heribert |
| Erardo | Erhard |
| Eraldo | german. harja (army) + alda (old) or waltan (rule) |
| Ermando, Ermanno, Ermano | Hermann |
| Ermenegildo | Hermenegild |
| Ernesto | serious |
| Ervino | Erwin |
| Evaldo | Ewald |
| Federico, Federigo | Fried (e) rich |
| Ferdinando | Gothic frith + nanth |
| Filiberto | Filibert |
| Franco | Frank |
| Fulberto | Volkbert, Volbert |
| Galdino | to rule (to rule) |
| Gandolfo | Gandolf |
| Garibaldo | Garibald |
| Gerardo, Gherardo | Gerhard |
| Geraldo, Gheraldo | german. ger (spear) + alda (old) |
| Gerlando, Gernando | corresponds to ahd. gēr (spear) + Gothic nanth (daring) |
| Germano | German |
| Gilberto, Giliberto, Ciliberto | Gilbert |
| Gilfredo, Gisfredo | Corresponds to ahd.gisal (hostage, guarantor, pledge) + fridu (protection) |
| Gisberto | Gisbert, Giselbert |
| Gismondo | corresponding ahd.gisal? (Surety, pledge) + munt (protection) |
| Goffredo | Gottfried |
| Gontrano | Guntram |
| Gottardo | Gotthard |
| Grimoaldo, Grimaldo | Grimoald |
| Guglielmo, Vilelmo | Wilhelm |
| Guidalberto | Wido + Albert |
| Guidobaldo | Wido + -soon (bold) |
| Gualberto, Valberto, Valperto | Walbert |
| Guarniero, Varniero, Varnero, Irnerio | Werner, Wernher |
| Guelfo | Welf |
| Guido | Wido |
| Guizzardo, Guicciardo | Corresponds to ahd. wig (fight) or wisa (experience) + harti (strong) (corresponds to French Guichard) |
| Gustavo | Gustav |
| Ildebrando | Hildebrand |
| Ildefonso | Hildefons |
| Irmino, Irmo | Irmo |
| Lamberto, Amberto | Lambert |
| Lando | Short for Landolfo, Orlando, Rolando, ... |
| Landolfo | Landolf |
| Lanfranco | Corresponds to ahd. lant (country) + franko (Franke, free man) |
| Leonardo, Leonaldo, Nardo | Leonhard |
| Leopoldo | Leopold |
| Lidovino, Liduino | Leutwin, Luitwin |
| Liutprando | Liutprand |
| Lodovico, Ludovico | Ludwig |
| Luigi, Luisi, Luiso | Ludwig, Luis |
| Mainardo, Mainaldo | Mainhard |
| Manfredo | Manfred |
| Naldo | Short for Rinaldo, Arnaldo etc. |
| Nando, Nandino | Short for Ferdinando |
| Norberto, Nolberto, Noberto | Norbert |
| Normanno, Normando | Norman |
| Odorico | corresponds to ahd. ot (possession, wealth), ahd.rihhi (rich, domination) |
| Orlando, Rolando | Roland |
| Osvaldo, Esvaldo, Svaldo | Oswald |
| Oscar, Oscare | Oscar |
| Oto, Otto, Ottilio, Ottone, Ottorino, Oddo, Oddone, Odino | Otto |
| Poldo | (Leo) pold |
| Prando | (Hilde-) prand |
| Radegondo | Radegund |
| Raimondo | Raimund |
| Rainardo | Reinhard |
| Rainero, Rainerio, Raniero | Rainer |
| Rainoldo, Ranaldo, Reginaldo, Renoldo, Rinaldo, Rinaldi | Reinhold, Rainald |
| Raùl, Ràul, Raoul | Radolf |
| Riccardo, Ricardo | Richard |
| Rigoberto | according to ahd. rihhi + advised |
| Randolfo | Randolf |
| Roderigo, Roderico, Rodrigo, Ruggiero, Rugiero | Rudiger |
| Rosvaldo, Rovaldo | corresponds to ahd. hruod (fame) + waltan (rule) |
| Romaldo, Romoaldo, Romualdo | Romuald, Rumold |
| Roberto, Ruberto, Ruperto | Rupert, Robert |
| Rodolfo, Ridolfo | Rudolf |
| Siegfried, Sifrido, Sigefrido, Sigfredo, Sigilfredo, Sigisfrido | Siegfried |
| Sigismondo, Sigismundo | Sigismund |
| Tancredi | Thanks wheel |
| Ubaldo, Uboldo | corresponds to ahd. hugu (mind) + soon (bold) |
| Uberto, Oberto | Hubert |
| Ulderigo, Uldarico, Olderigo, Udalrico, Udalrigo, Dorigo | Udalrich, Ulrich |
| Umberto | Humbert |
| Ugo | Hugo |
| Valdo, Waldo, Gualdo | Short form for names with forest |
| Valfredo, Valfrido, Walfredo, Walfrido, Gualfredo, Gualfardo | Walfried |
| Vilfrido, Vilfredo | Wilfried |
| Waldemaro | Waldemar |
| Volfango, Wolfango | wolfgang |
| Volfrano, Woframo | tungsten |
| Vivaldo, Vivaldi | Willibald |
| Walter, Valter, Valtero, Valtiero, Gualtiero | Walt (h) er |
| Werter, Werther, Verter, Verther | Werther |
The meaning of the following male given names can be found under the female (with the ending -a instead of -o): Adelaido, Brigido, Brunildo, Clotildo, Cunegondo, Edvigio, Elfrido, Elvirio, Emmo, Ermelindo (Armelindo), Ermengardo, Geltrudo, Gisello, Ildegardo, Ildegondo, Lindo, Rosmundo, Rosolindo, Teodolindo, Valchirio.
Female first names
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| Italian name | German equivalent / declaration |
|---|---|
| Ada | Short form for names with Adal- / Adel- |
| Adalgisa | Corresponds to ahd.adal (genteel) + gisal (surety, pledge) |
| Adalinda, Adelinda, Delinda | Adelinde |
| Adelaide, Adalaida, Alice | Adelheid |
| Adele | Nobility (-heid) |
| Aldegonda | alda (old) or adal + gund |
| Amalia | gothic amals (efficient) |
| America, Ameriga | corresponds to ahd. home (house) + rihhi |
| Azia | female Form to Azzo |
| Benilda | Bernhild |
| Berta | accordingly ahd. beraht (glossy) |
| Brunilde | Brunhilde |
| Clotilde | Clothilde |
| Cundegonda | Kunigunde |
| Editta | Edith |
| Edvige, Edda | Hedwig |
| Elfa, Elfia | Elfi |
| Elfrida, Elfride | Elfriede |
| Elga | Helga |
| Elvira | Elvira, of Gothic origin |
| Emma | Emma |
| Erilde, Erilda | corresponds to ahd. heri + hiltja |
| Erlinda | Herlinde |
| Ermelinda | Irmelind |
| Ermengarda | Irmgard |
| Everarda | female Form to Eberardo |
| Evelina | germ. awi (thanksgiving); see. German Evelyn |
| Geltrude, Gertrude | Gertrud |
| Frida, Frieda, Fride | Short form for name on peace |
| Garibaldina | female Form to Garibaldo |
| Gisella | Gisela |
| Griselda | germ. graewa (gray) + hiltja (fight) |
| Ilda, Ilde, Élda, Èlda | Short form for names with Hild-, -hild |
| Ildegarda | Hildegard |
| Ildegonda | Hildegund |
| Imelda | Irmhild |
| Inga, Inge | Inge |
| Irma | Irma |
| Linda | Short for names in -linda |
| Luigia, Luisa | Luise |
| Lutgarda | Luitgard |
| Matilda, Matilde, Matelda, Mafalda | Mathilde |
| Nanda | Short for Ferdinanda, Fernanda |
| Notburga | Notburga |
| Ottilia, Otilia, Oda, Odda, Odilia, Udilia | Ottilie |
| Radegonda | Radegund |
| Rainalda, Rinalda, Reginalda | female Form to Rainoldo, Reginaldo |
| Rica, Ricca, Riga | Short form for names with rich, rich |
| Rosalia | Rosalinde |
| Rosilda | ahd. hruod (fame) + hiltja (fight) |
| Rosmunda | Rosamunde |
| Ruggera | female Form to Ruggiero |
| Sigfrida | Siegfriede |
| Teodolinda | Dietlind, Theodelinde |
| Teodorica | female Form to Teodorico (Dietrich) |
| Tilda, Tilde | Short for Matilde, Clotilde |
| Ulderica, Ulderiga, Ulrica | Ulrike |
| Valburga, Walpurga | Walburga |
| Valteria, Valterina, Waltera, Gualtiera | female Form to Walter |
| Villelma, Vilelma, Wilelma | Wilhelma |
For the following female first names, the explanation can be found under the male (with the ending -o instead of -a): Adalberta, Ademara, Adolfa (Dolfina), Alberta, Alboina, Aldegarda, Alderica, Aldobranda, Alfreda (Alfrida, Alfride), Alduina ( Aldovina), Alfonsa, Anselma, Aralda (Arialda), Arnalda, (Arnolda, Ernalda), Armanda, Balduina (Baldovina), Bernarda (Bernadette, Berardina, Belarda), Carla (Carola, Carlotta), Dagoberta, Edgarda, Edmonda, Edoarda (Eduarda, Odoarda), Eduina (Edvina), Enrica (Arriga), Erarda, Eriberta, Ermanna (Ermana, Ermanda, Ermina), Ermenegilda (Ermengilda), Ernesta (Erna), Ervina, Evalda, Federica (Federiga), Ferdinanda ( Fernanda), Filiberta, Franca, Gandolfa, Geralda, Gerarda (Gherarda, Geralda, Giralda), Gerlanda, Germana (Germania), Gilberta, Gisberta, Gismonda, Gottarda, Goffreda, Grimoalda (Grimalda), Gualberta, Guelfa, Gustava, Lamberta, Lanfranca, Leonarda (Narda), Leopolda, Lidovina (Liduina, Lodovina, Ludovina), Lodovica (Ludovica), Manfreda, Nalda (Naldina), N orberta, Normanna (Normanda), Odorica, Orlanda (Rolanda), Osvalda, Polda, Raimonda, Rainera, Riccarda, Roberta, Rodolfa, Sigismonda (Sigismunda), Ubalda, Uberta, Uga (Ugolina), Umberta, Valda (Walda), Valfreda (Valfrida), Vilfrida (Vilfreda, Wilfrida), Waldemara (Valdemara).
Surnames
Bianchi is in 5th place among the 10 most common Italian surnames . It is about the indication of the characteristic “bianco” (white), which often refers to the hair color. The word is of Germanic origin, related to Old High German blanch (blank).
Family names from first names Germanic roots:
Usually they are patronyms . Whether a surname comes from a male or female first name is more difficult to determine with Italian names than with German names, sometimes not at all. Since the family names originated in the first half of the 2nd millennium, they can also be based on first names that are no longer common today.
According to statistics from the name researcher E. de Felice, around 10% of the estimated over 1 million Italian surnames (in the years after 1970) are based on a first name of Germanic origin. Therefore only a few examples can be listed here. Due to the high level of immigration after 1990, the stated percentage needs to be corrected downwards today.
The preposition de or di (corresponds to German “von”) is integrated as D in the surname beginning with a vowel or preceded by an apostrophe: Dazzo or D'Azzo for the first name Azzo .
In the right column of the following table usually only 1 form of the first name is given; the surname can of course also go back to another form of the same first name.
| Italian surname | Corresponding Italian first name |
|---|---|
| Alberti, Albertini, Albertoni, Alberto, D'Alberto, ... | Alberto |
| Albrigo, Alberici, Albricci, ... | Alberico |
| Aldi, Alda, Aldini, Audi, Audo, ... | Aldo, Alda |
| Alighieri | germ.alla (whole) + ger (spear) |
| Aliprandi, Alibrandi, Librandi | Aliprando |
| Anselmi, Anselmo | Anselmo |
| Arduini, Ardoino, Ardovini, ... | Arduino |
| Arimondini | Arimondo |
| Armandi, Armandola, Armani, Armanini ... | Armando |
| Arnoldi, Arnoldo, Arnaldi, ... | Arnoldo, Arnaldo |
| Azzi, Azzini, Azzola, Azzolino, Dazzo, ... | Azzo |
| Baldo, Baldino, Baldino | (Archi-) baldo, (Gari-) baldo, ... Soon (-uino) |
| Beltrami , Beltrame, Beltramo | Beltramo |
| Azzi, Azzini, Azzola, Azzolino, Dazzo, ... | Azzo |
| Bernardi, Bernardelli, Bernardini, Bernardoni, Bernardo, De Bernardin, Di Bernardo, Beraldo, Berardi, Beraldini, ... | Bernardo |
| Berti, Bertin, Berto, Bertolini, Bertone, Bertotti, ... | Berto, Bert-, -berto |
| Bertoldi, Bertolini, De Bertoldi, Bertolla, Bertolli, ... | Bertoldo |
| Brando, Prandi, Prando, Prandini, ... | (Ilde-) brando, (Ali-) brando, (Aldo-) brando |
| Branduardi | Brandward |
| Carli, Carlino, Carlotto, Caroli, Carolo, De Carli, De Carlo, Di Carlo, ... | Carlo |
| Ceschi, Ceschin, Ceschini, Cescato, Cescatti, Cecchini, Cecchett, Cecchinato, ... | (Fran-) cesco |
| Cicco, Cicchella, Cicchino, Daccico, ... | (Fran-) cesco |
| Corradi, Corrado, Corradini, ... | Corrado |
| Dorigo, Dorigoni, De Dorigo, Dorigoni, Dorigotti, Dorigatti, Doriguzzi, ... | Ulderigo, Dorigo |
| Endrizzi, Enrici, Endrici, ... | Enrico |
| Eraldi, ... | Eraldo |
| Erardi, ... | Erardo |
| Federici, Fedrizzi, Federizzi, Federico, Fedrigotti, Fedrigoni, Frigo, Frizzi, ... | Federico |
| Folchi, Folco, Fulcoli, Folgiero, Di Folca, ... | Folco (German: Volker) |
| Franceschi, Francesca, Francescato, Francescatti, Francesconi, Francescon, Franceschini, De Franceschi, Defrancescho, ... |
Francesco (Francesca?) |
| Franchi, Franchini, Di Franco, ... | Franco |
| Franzelli, Franzin, Franzinelli, Franzoni, ... | Francesco |
| Gardini | Gardino, short for (Alde-) gardo, (Ed-) gardo, ... |
| Garibaldi | Garibaldo |
| Gerardi, Girardi, Girardello, Girardini, ... | Gerardo |
| Gherardi, Gherardini, ... | Gerardo |
| Ghiraldi, Ghiraldini, ... | Geraldo |
| Giraldi, Giraldo, Giraldini, Geraldoni, ... | Gerardo |
| Grimaldi, Grimaldo, ... | Grimaldo, Grimoaldo |
| Gualtieri, Gualterozzi, Gualtirolo, ... | Gualtiero |
| Guarneri, Guarnieri | Guarniero |
| Guglielmi, Gugielmini, Guglielmo, ... | Guglielmo |
| Guido, Guidi, Guidotti | Guido |
| Lamberti, Lamperti, Lamperteschi, ... | Lamberto |
| Landi, Lando | Lando |
| Lanfranchi, Lanfranco | Lanfranco |
| Leonardi, Leonardelli, Linardi, ... | Leonardo |
| Luisi, Luison, Aloisi, Alvisi, ... | Luigi, Luisi |
| Mainardi, Menardo, Minardi, ... | Mainardo |
| Manfredi, Manfredini, Manfredin, Monfredini, Manfrini, ... | Manfredo |
| Nardelli, Nardin, De Nardo, Di Nardo, Di Narda ... | Nardo, (Leo-) nardo, (Bern-) nardo |
| Odorizzi | Odorico |
| Orlando, Orlandi, Orlandini, ... | Orlando |
| Pandolfo, Pandolfi | Pandolfo (germ. Bandwo (flag) + wulfa) |
| Raimondi, Remondini | Raimondo |
| Ramperti | Ramberto |
| Rampoldi | Rambaldo |
| Ranaldi, Rinaldo, Rinaldi, Rinaldis ... | Rinaldo, Rainaldo |
| Ranieri, Raneri, ... | Rainero |
| Redolfi, Rodolfi, Ridolfi, Reolfi, ... | Rodolfo |
| Riccardi, Ricciardo, Riccardelli, Rizzardi, ... | Riccardo |
| Rigo, Rigon, Rigoni, Righi, Righetti, Rigati, Rigotti, ... | (Ar-) righo, (Fede-) rigo, (Alde-) rigo, (Ame-) rigo |
| Roberti, Roperti, Robertis, Robertazzi, ... | Roberto |
| Ruggiero, Ruggeri, Ruggieri, Ruggera, Rodighiero | Ruggiero, Rodighero |
| Segafredo, Siffredi, Seganfreddo, ... | Sigfredo |
| Sigismondi, Sigismondo | Sigismondo |
| Svaldi | Osvaldo, Svaldo |
| Tobaldi, Tipaldi, Toaldi, Tebaldeschi, ... | Teobaldo |
| Ugolini, Ughini, Ughelli, Ugozzoni, D'Ugo, ... | Ugo |
| Valimberti | Valimberto |
| Vivaldi, Vivaldo, Vivalda, Vivard | Vivaldo |
| Volcan, Volkan | (direct) from German Wolfgang |
Other family names of Germanic origin:
The following family names are not or not necessarily based on first names:
- Alemanno : first name Alemanno or "the Alemanne"
- Barone, Baroni : germ. Baro (feudal man)
- Bianchi, Bianchetti, Bianchin : Italian bianco = white, corresponds to ahd.blanch (blank)
- Bruni, Brunello, Brunazzi, Dalla Bruna : first name Bruno or Italian bruno (brown), both from Germanic
- Germani, Germano : first name Germano or "der Deutsche"
- Guerra, Guerri, Guerrieri, Guerrini : first name Guerrra, Guerriero or guerra (war), guerriero (warrior)
- La Guardia , Guarda : ahd.warta (peek, watch)
- Lombardo : first name Lombardo or "the one from Lombardy",
- Longobardi : Longobard
- Marchesi, Marchese, Marchesin : Margrave
- Marescalco : groom, "marshal"
- Todeschi, Todeschi, Deltedesco : the German
- Saccomano, Saccuman : Middle High German sackmann, responsible for catering in the army,
- Siniscalco : Germanic sini = old, scalco = ahd.scalc
- Stallone : stallion, from germ. Stall (place)
Particularly in the Italian-German border area one can find surnames that come from a German surname that has been changed verbally or in writing: Beber (Weber), Eccher (Egger), Chessler (Kessler), Emer (Ebner), Faifer (Pfeifer), Toller (Thaler) , Vegher (Weger), ...
used abbreviations
- ahd .: Old High German
- germ .: Germanic
- corresponds to: corresponds to
Related pages
Web links
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- dtv-Atlas onomastics; dtv Munich 2000
- Duden Taschenbücher - Lexicon of first names; Dudenverlag 1998
- Emidio De Felice: I cognomi italiani; Società Editrice Il Mulino, Bologna 1980
- Emidio de Felice: Nomi d'Italia; Arnoldo Mondadori Editore; Milano 1978
- State Institute for Statistics: Surname in South Tyrol 2004; Published by Autonomous Province of Bolzano, 2005
- Marina Cedepa Fuentes, Stefano Cattabiani: I nomi degli Italiani; Newton Compton Editori, Roma 1992
- Italian first names (page in Italian)
- Italian surnames (page in Italian)
- First name statistics 2007 (page in Italian)