Our Italian Surnames"Our Italian Surnames covers every fact of Italian names and naming practices. It is here we discover, for example, that bussolari is Italian for compass, orsini means bear, and passalacqua stands for butterfly. In addition to sections on given names and the evolution of Italian surnames, the book contains chapters devoted to pet names, botanical names, geographical names, bird names, insect names, occupational names, and more. Our Italian Surnames is written for a popular audience, and each chapter of the book is a separate and informative unit in itself. Complete with a list of sources and an index of more than 7,500 names, Our Italian Surnames is a monument to the late Professor Fucilla's lifelong interest in the language and names of Italia."--Amazon. |
Contents
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PET NAMES | 31 |
KINSHIP NAMES | 49 |
COMPOUND NAMES | 53 |
DESIRABLE AND UNDESIRABLE QUALITIES | 65 |
BOTANICAL NAMES | 73 |
TOPOGRAPHICAL NAMES | 96 |
INSECT NAMES | 146 |
ARACHNID WORM REPTILE AMPHIBIAN AND MOLLUSK NAMES | 150 |
OCCUPATIVE NAMES | 157 |
OBJECT NAMES | 177 |
ANATOMICAL NAMES | 192 |
MISCELLANEOUS TYPES OF NAMES | 219 |
THE ANGLICIZATION OF ITALIAN SURNAMES IN THE UNITED STATES | 234 |
DICTIONARIES VOCABULARIES WORDLISTS AND GRAMMARS USED IN THE PRESENT STUDY | 242 |
GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES | 104 |
BIRD NAMES | 113 |
ANIMAL NAMES | 130 |
FISH NAMES | 142 |
OTHER BOOKS OR ARTICLES CITED | 249 |
INDEX | 253 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abruzzese allude Anatomical Names Archivio Glottologico Italiano Archivio Storico Archivum Romanicum Avolio Bergamascan bird Bologna Bolognese Bongioanni Bresciano brese Calabrese Calabria Capo century chapter child cognomina common compound connected Cremonese denote derive dialect Dialetto Dizionario Emilia English famous fellow Firenze fish font name Förstemann Francesco French Friulano Genoa Genoese Germanic Giovanni give given name Greek head homographs horse indicate individual Italian surnames Italy last names Latin Liguria likewise Literally Lombard maker Marchigiano meaning metaphorical Milanese Milano Modenese Naples Neapolitan nicknames Nomi e Cognomi Northern Note origin Orlando Furioso Palermo Parmigiano patronymics Pavese perhaps person pet form pet name Piedmont Piedmontese place name popular possible refer Reggio Reggio Emilia Romagnuolo Roman Saggio Sardinian seller short form Sicilian Sicily signifies simpleton Southern Italian Spanish spot names suffix surnames Tarantino term Toponomastica Torino Tuscan Umbria Valle Anzasca variant Vastese Venetian Veronese Vocabolario woman word
Popular passages
Page 9 - Giovanni in lano o in lov'ian va riconciando; quasi che '1 nome i buon giudici inganni, " e che quel meglio t'abbia a far poeta che non farà lo sludio de molti anni.
Page 6 - Nabal; for as his name is, so is he; Nabal (fool) is his name, and folly is with him.
Page 14 - Francesco di Bastiano di Filippo di ghuidetto di Jachopo di lando di Jacopo di Manello di lando di messer Tommaso Ghuidetti".