Hardly anyone today has not heard of the mafia. In the mid-nineteenth century, this word entered the Italian dictionary. It is known that in 1866 the authorities knew about the mafia, or at least what was called by this word. The British consul in Silicia reported to his homeland that he was constantly witnessing the activities of the mafia, which maintained connections with criminals and owned large sums of money...

The word "mafia" most likely has Arabic roots and comes from the word: mu`afah. It has many meanings, but none of them come close to the phenomenon that soon became known as the “mafia.” But there is another hypothesis about the spread of this word in Italy. Allegedly this happened during the uprisings of 1282. There was social unrest in Sicily. They went down in history as the “Sicilian Vespers.” During the protests, one cry was born, which was quickly picked up by the protesters, it sounded like this: “Death to France! Die, Italy! If you make an abbreviation from the first letters of words Italian, it will sound like "MAFIA".

The first mafia organization in Italy

Determining the origins of this phenomenon is much more difficult than the etymology of the word. Many historians who have studied the mafia say that the first organization was created in the seventeenth century. In those days, secret societies that were created to fight the Holy Roman Empire were popular. Others believe that mafia sources like mass phenomenon worth looking for at the Bourbon throne. Because it was they who used the services of unreliable individuals and robbers, who did not require much remuneration for their work, in order to patrol parts of the city that were characterized by increased criminal activity. The reason that criminal elements in the service of the government were content with little and did not have large salaries was that they took bribes so that the violation of laws would not become known to the king.

Or maybe the Gabelloti were the first?

The third, but no less popular hypothesis for the emergence of the mafia points to the Gabelloti organization, which acted as a kind of intermediary between the peasants and the people who owned the land. Representatives of the Gabelloti were also required to collect tribute. History is silent about how people were selected for this organization. But all those who found themselves in the bosom of Gabelloti were dishonest. They soon created a separate caste with their own laws and codes. The structure was unofficial, but it had enormous influence in Italian society.

None of the theories described above have been proven. But each is built on one common element - great distance between the Sicilians and the government, which they considered imposed, unfair and alien, and, naturally, wanted to remove.

How did the mafia come about?

In those days, the Sicilian peasant had absolutely no rights. He felt humiliated in his own state. Majority ordinary people worked at latifundia - enterprises owned by large feudal lords. Work on the latifundia was hard and poorly paid physical labor.

Dissatisfaction with the authorities was twisting like a spiral that was bound to shoot one day. And so it happened: the authorities stopped coping with their responsibilities. And the people chose new government. Positions such as amici (friend) and uomini d`onore (men of honor) became popular, becoming local judges and kings.

Honest bandits

We find an interesting fact about the Italian mafia in Brydon Patrick’s book “Travel to Sicily and Malta,” which was written in 1773. The author writes: “The bandits became the most respected people on the entire island. They had noble and even romantic goals. These bandits had their own code of honor, and those who violated it died instantly. They were loyal and unprincipled. Killing a person means nothing to a Sicilian bandit if the person had guilt in his soul.”

The words Patrick said are still relevant today. However, not everyone knows that Italy once almost got rid of the mafia once and for all. This happened during the reign of Mussolini. The head of the police fought the mafia with its own weapons. The authorities knew no mercy. And just like the mafia, she did not hesitate before shooting.

World War II and the rise of the mafia

Perhaps if the Second had not begun World War, we would not be talking now about such a phenomenon as the mafia. But ironically, the American landing in Sicily equalized the forces. For the Americans, the mafia became the only source of information about the location and strength of Mussolini's troops. For the mafiosi themselves, cooperation with the Americans practically guaranteed freedom of action on the island after the end of the war.

We read about similar arguments in the book “The Great Godfather“Vito Bruschini: “The mafia had the support of its allies, so it was in its hands that the distribution of humanitarian aid - a variety of food products. For example, food was delivered to Palermo based on the population of five hundred thousand people. But, since the majority of the population moved to a quieter countryside not far from the city, the mafia had every opportunity to take the remaining humanitarian aid after distribution onto the black market.”

Help the mafia in the war

Since the mafia and Peaceful time practiced various acts of sabotage against the authorities; with the outbreak of the war, she more actively continued such activities. History knows at least one documented case of sabotage, when the Goering tank brigade, which was stationed at a Nazi base, refueled with water and oil. As a result, the engines of the tanks burned out, and the vehicles ended up in workshops instead of the front.

Post-war time

After the Allies occupied the island, the influence of the mafia only intensified. "Intelligent criminals" were often appointed to the military government. In order not to be unfounded, we present statistics: out of 66 towns, people from the criminal world were appointed chief in 62. The further flourishing of the mafia was associated with the investment of previously laundered money into business and its increase in connection with the sale of drugs.

Individual style of the Italian mafia

Each member of the mafia understood that his activities involved some risk, so he made sure that his family did not go into poverty in the event of the death of the “breadwinner”.

In society, mafiosi are very harshly punished for connections with police officers, and even more so for cooperation. A person was not accepted into the mafia circle if he had a relative from the police. And for appearing in public places, a law enforcement representative could be killed. Interestingly, both alcoholism and drug addiction were not welcomed in the family. Despite this, many mafiosi were fond of both, the temptation was very great.

The Italian mafia is very punctual. Being late is considered bad manners and disrespect for colleagues. During meetings with enemies, killing anyone is prohibited. They say about the Italian mafia that even if families are at war with each other, they do not strive for cruel reprisals against competitors and often sign peace agreements.

Italian mafia laws

Another law that honors Italian mafia- family comes first, no lies among your own. If a lie was answered in response to a question, it was considered that the person had betrayed his family. The rule, of course, is not without meaning, because it made cooperation within the mafia safer. But not everyone adhered to it. And where big money was involved, betrayal was an almost obligatory attribute of relationships.

Only the boss of the Italian mafia could allow members of his group (family) to rob, kill or loot. Visiting bars unless strictly necessary was not encouraged. After all, a drunken mafioso could blurt out too much about his family.

Vendetta: for the family

Vendetta is revenge for violation or betrayal. Each group had its own ritual, some of which are striking in their cruelty. It did not manifest itself in torture or terrible murder weapons; as a rule, the victim was killed quickly. But after death, they could do whatever they wanted with the body of the offender. And, as a rule, they did.

It is curious that information about the laws of the mafia in general became public knowledge only in 2007, when the father of the Italian mafia, Salvatore La Piccola, fell into the hands of the police. Among the boss's financial documents, they found the family charter.

Italian mafia: names and surnames that went down in history

How not to remember which one is connected with drug trafficking and a network of brothels? Or, for example, who had the nickname “Prime Minister”? Italian mafia names are known throughout the world. Especially after Hollywood filmed several stories about gangsters at once. What is shown on the big screens is true and what is fiction is unknown, but it is thanks to films that in our days it has become possible to almost romanticize the image of the Italian mafioso. By the way, the Italian mafia likes to give nicknames to all its members. Some choose them for themselves. But the nickname is always associated with the history or character traits of the mafioso.

The names of the Italian mafia are, as a rule, bosses who dominated the whole family, that is, they reached greatest success in this difficult work. Most of the gangsters who did the grunt work are unknown to history. The Italian mafia still exists today, although most Italians turn a blind eye to it. Fighting it now, when we are in the twenty-first century, is practically pointless. Sometimes the police still manage to catch " big fish"on the hook, but most of the mafiosi die natural death in old age or killed by a gun in youth.

New "star" among the mafiosi

The Italian mafia operates under cover of obscurity. Interesting facts about her are very rare, because Italian law enforcement agencies are already having problems finding out at least something about the actions of the mafia. Sometimes they are lucky, and unexpected, or even sensational, information becomes public knowledge.

Despite the fact that most people, when they hear the words “Italian mafia,” think of the famous Cosa Nostra or, for example, the Camorra, the most influential and brutal clan is the ‘Ndranghenta. Back in the fifties, the group expanded beyond its area, but until recently remained in the shadow of its larger competitors. How did it happen that 80% of the drug trafficking of the entire European Union ended up in the hands of the 'Ndranghenta? - fellow gangsters themselves are surprised. The Italian mafia "Ndranghenta" has an annual income of 53 billion.

There is a myth very popular among gangsters: the 'Ndranghenta has aristocratic roots. Allegedly, the syndicate was founded by Spanish knights who had the goal of avenging the honor of their sister. Legend has it that the knights punished the culprit and themselves went to prison for 30 years. They spent 29 years, 11 months and 29 days in it. One of the knights, once free, founded the mafia. Some continue the story with the assertion that the other two brothers are precisely the bosses of Cosa Nostra and Camorra. Everyone understands that this is just a legend, but it is a symbol of the fact that the Italian mafia values ​​​​and recognizes the connection between families and adheres to the rules.

Mafia hierarchy

The most revered and authoritative title sounds approximately like “boss of all Bosses.” It is known that at least one mafioso had such a rank - his name was Matteo Denaro. Second in the mafia hierarchy is the title “king - boss of all bosses.” It is awarded to the boss of all families when he retires. This title does not carry privileges, it is a tribute of respect. In third place is the title of the head of an individual family - don. Don's first consultant, his right hand, bears the title "advisor". He has no authority to influence the state of affairs, but the don listens to his opinion.

Next comes the Don's deputy - formally the second person in the group. In fact, he comes after the advisor. A capo is a man of honor, or rather, the captain of such people. They are mafia soldiers. Typically, one family has up to fifty soldiers.

And finally small man- last title. These people are not yet part of the mafia, but they want to become one, so they carry out small assignments for the family. Young men of honor are those who are friends of the mafia. For example, bribe takers, dependent bankers, corrupt police officers and the like.

Yesterday we watched one of the episodes of “Fantozzi” ( Fantozzi ) - iconic Italian comedy about the adventures of a failed engineer. A spineless klutz who endlessly gets into all sorts of stories, on whom everyone rides, who has an ugly wife and a monkey daughter, a small apartment and a car - a stool, but who never ceases to love life. So here it is. Once again I was amused by the names in the credits. Let me introduce you, for example, to Hugo Bologna and Leo Benvenuti ( Benvenuti translated from Italian as “welcome”).
Local TV in general often pleases with heroes and surnames. On the news we watch Alessio's reports Zucchini, his colleagues Withlast name Bella Gamba (Beautiful Leg), as well as the brave reporter Rita Cavallo(Horse). One famous ambitious politician proudly wears family name Kasini ( casino - a mess, disorder, brothel), the other - Schifani. The word " schifo "(skifo) 2 meanings, and both are of dubious pleasantness - “nasty” and “picky”...

Nepipivo, Dobrobaba, Kill-Wolf, Negodyaeva, Porosyuchko, Zhopikov and Mogila... All of these wonderful people in Italy there are thousands of brothers and sisters by fate!

Let me separate them, so to speak, thematically.

Let's start with a wide range of products "edible" surnames: Pomodoro ( Pomodoro ), Fagioli ( Fagioli - beans), Piselli ( Pisell - green peas), Karota ( Carota - carrots), Cipolla ( Cipolla - onion)... All vitamins included. You can also find Polpetta ( Polpetta - meatball) and Saltaformaggio - jumping cheese).

Or, for example, Finocchio. The translation at first glance is simple and harmless - “fennel”. But the same word is used in slang to describe gays, so for most Italian men the surname is unattractive.

Let's go to the meat aisle, please. It is known that there was an owner of the name Vera (Vera - true, real) with the surname Vacca (Vacca - cow, beef). As you can see, the phrase turns out to be quite elegant... By the way, Vacca is a fairly popular surname in Italy, especially in Sardinia.

Italian "animals" last name: Papagallo ( Papagallo - parrot), Pecora ( Pecora - sheep), Mayale ( Maiale - pig, hog), Pesce ( Pesce - fish), Gattoni ( Gattoni - cats). In Sicily there are several families with the surname Anitra (Anitra - duck). This is only a small part, sorry, of the zoo.

Characterizing: Bella ( Bella - beautiful), Caradonna ( Caradonna - dear woman), Peloso ( Peloso - hairy, shaggy), Gambarotta ( Gambarotta - broken leg), Boncristiani ( Boncristiani - good Christians), Bonmarito (Bonmarito - good husband).

Measuring-fantasy: Diechidue ( Diecidue - ten two), Cinquemani ( Cinquemani - five hands) Quattrocs (Quattrochi - four eyes)…

Sensory-physiological: Tetta ( Tetta - breast), Orgasmo (everything is clear here), Coccolone ( Coccolone - something like the most tender), Sanguedolce (S anguedolce - sweet blood), Pompino ( Pompino ) - hmm.. you can find the translation on the Internet... There, of course, there is a particularly serious case... Although, maybe the last name helps on the contrary! Personal life, for example, arrange.

Let's move on to famous surnames: the namesakes of Shakespeare and Balzac, Bush, Reagan and Marx, Hemingway, Einstein and other world-famous greats live on Apennine soil...

There are Italians whose names are the same as dwarves from Snow White:

DOTTO- Smart guy (quite a lot, almost everyone lives in Veneto),
GONGOLO- Veselchak (can be counted on one hand)
PISOLO - Sleepyhead (also units)
CUCCIOLO - Baby (and it’s time for them to go to the Green Book).

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There are even people with surnames - curses: Bastardo (translated as “illegitimate”, as well as another bad word). Tamarro (dork, village). Dozens of citizens and female citizens by last name Zoccola (lung girl behavior) can be found in Campania, Piedmont and the Ligurian coast.

Just funny: Portafolio (P ortafoglio - wallet), Gratis ( Gratis - free), Spazzolini ( Spazzolini - brushes), Basta ( Basta - that's enough), Manjapan ( Mangiapane - “bread eater” in our opinion).
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In Italy, as in Russia, there is a law allowing you to change surnames. But only those of exceptionally funny or offensive origin. So perhaps one day some of these colorful surnames will remain only in the annals of history...

By the way, Luke Spaghetti, about whom it is written in the book “Eat, Pray, Love”, may well not be a fictional character, but a real man...

here, in a couple of seconds, you can find out about the presence of owners of any Italian surname in the country and their popularity; where the most numerous flocks of “blackbirds” (Merlo) gather, where the most “blessed” (Benedetto) live, and where the “well-lived” (Bonvissuto) live.

Montemurro was most found in Apulia (where my husband is from), Calabria, Campania and in the north - in Lombardy and Piedmont.

By the way, if you believe the information from this site, there are no more descendants of Shakespeare’s Capulets in Italy. But the Montagues are dark all over the country.

For those who can't get enough, here's a list of funny Italian surnames from Anna Chertkova.

And a few more interesting facts on the topic of.

Auto RU famous paintings"Birth of Venus" and "Adoration of the Magi" Botticelli this nickname came from his older brother, a moneylender, whom everyone called “ il Botticello "(barrel).

10 most common Italian surnames(taken):

Rossi. In Russian it would sound like “red”, but could also mean a person with a pronounced reddish skin tone. In the southern regions of Italy there is a variant of Russo.

Bianchi. Similar to the previous surname, this one translates as “white” and denotes a fair-haired and/or light-skinned person.

Ricci - “curly.” The nicknames Ricci, Rizzi, Rizzo were given to fellow citizens with curly hair.

Marino. The surname comes from the Latin “marinus”, i.e. "sea, from the sea." This was the name given to people whose occupation or place of residence was connected with the sea. In addition, the surname Marino was often given to aliens arriving on ships.

Moretti. A word of Hebrew-Italian origin, meaning a dark-skinned or dark-haired person. Most often, Arabs who arrived from northern Africa or the island of Mauritius were described this way. Synonymous surnames: Moriyadi and Morritt.

Bruno or Bruni means "brown". Typically, this was the name given to people with brown skin and/or hair, as well as those who wore brown clothing.

Esposito - a “free” surname given to abandoned children. Derived from the Latin “exponere” - “throw away, throw up”.

Colombo - "pigeon". Most likely, the ancestor of the modern bearer of this surname kept a dovecote.

Ferrari. The surname of hereditary blacksmiths who worked with iron. Surname options: Ferraro and Ferari.

Romano. The general version indicates Roman origin kind. An alternative description links the surname to Gypsies.

In passing, it was surprising to learn that Madonna is indeed a traditional Italian name, which was quite common in the old days. But that, friends, is another story...)

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State in southern Europe. The capital is Rome. Population – about 61 million (2011). 93.52% are Italians. Other ethnic groups– French (2%); Romanians (1.32%), Germans (0.5%), Slovenes (0.12%), Greeks (0.03%), Albanians (0.17%), Turks, Azerbaijanis. The official language is Italian. Regional status is given to: German (in Bolzano and South Tyrol), Slovenian (in Gorizia and Trieste), French (in the Aosta Valley).

Approximately 98% of the population professes Catholicism. The center of the Catholic world, the Vatican City State, is located on the territory of Rome. In 1929–1976 Catholicism was considered state religion. Followers of Islam – 1 million 293 thousand 704 people. The third most widespread religion is Orthodoxy (1 million 187 thousand 130 followers, their number has grown due to the Romanians). The number of Protestants is 547,825.

The National Institute of Statistics (Italian: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, ISTAT) is responsible for identifying official statistics on names in Italy. It was created in 1926 to collect information about the population. This institute organizes population censuses in Italy and collects operational statistics. Including the most common names newborns. On the institute’s website you can find data on the 30 most popular names for newborn Italian citizens – separately for boys and girls. For each name, the absolute frequency and relative frequency (percentage of those named) are given. Cumulative statistics (in %) are given in a separate column (third in a row). On the institute’s website, the earliest statistics on names date back to 2007.

I will show you the 30 most common names of boys and girls born into families of Italian citizens in 2011–2013. Data for several years is presented to show the dynamics of preferences in the field of personal names. More current data is not yet available.

Boys names

Place	2013	2012	2011
1	Francesco	Francesco	Francesco
2	Alessandro	Alessandro	Alessandro
3	Andrea	Andrea	Andrea
4	Lorenzo	Lorenzo	Lorenzo
5	Mattia	Matteo	Matteo
6	Matteo	Mattia	Gabriele
7	Gabriele	Gabriele	Mattia
8	Leonardo	Leonardo	Leonardo
9	Riccardo	Riccardo	Davide
10	Tommaso	Davide	Riccardo
11	Davide	Tommaso	Federico
12	Giuseppe	Giuseppe	Luca
13	Antonio	Marco	Giuseppe
14	Federico	Luca	Marco
15	Marco	Federico	Tommaso
16	Samuel	Antonio	Antonio
17	Luca	Simone	Simone
18	Giovanni	Samuel	Samuel
19	Pietro	Pietro	Giovanni
20	Diego	Giovanni	Pietro
21	Simone	Filippo	Christian
22	Edoardo	Alessio	Nicolo"
23	Christian	Edoardo	Alessio
24	Nicolo"	Diego	Edoardo
25	Filippo	Christian	Diego
26	Alessio	Nicolo"	Filippo
27	Emanuele	Gabriel	Emanuele
28	Michele	Emanuele	Daniele
29	Gabriel	Christian	Michele
30	Daniele	Michele	Christian

Girls names

Place	2013	2012	2011
1	Sofia	Sofia	Sofia
2	Giulia	Giulia	Giulia
3	Aurora	Giorgia	Martina
4	Emma	Martina	Giorgia
5	Giorgia	Emma	Sara
6	Martina	Aurora	Emma
7	Chiara	Sara	Aurora
8	Sara	Chiara	Chiara
9	Alice	Gaia	Alice
10	Gaia	Alice	Alessia
11	Greta	Anna	Gaia
12	Francesca	Alessia	Anna
13	Anna	Viola	Francesca
14	Ginevra	Noemi	Noemi
15	Alessia	Greta	Viola
16	Viola	Francesca	Greta
17	Noemi	Ginevra	Elisa
18	Matilde	Matilde	Matilde
19	Vittoria	Elisa	Giada
20	Beatrice	Vittoria	Elena
21	Elisa	Giada	Ginevra
22	Giada	Beatrice	Beatrice
23	Nicole	Elena	Vittoria
24	Elena	Rebecca	Nicole
25	Arianna	Nicole	Arianna
26	Rebecca	Arianna	Rebecca
27	Marta	Melissa	Marta
28	Melissa	Ludovica	Angelica
29	Maria	Marta	Asia
30	Ludovica	Angelica	Ludovica

Every person born into the world is given a name. Last name is to a greater extent a name for the whole family. Among the Italians, this concept is denoted by the word - cognome (cognome), translated as “what comes next to the name.” Something similar to the surname existed back in Ancient Rome, where citizens were addressed by their triple name.

For example: the name Ronald Julius Demiron meant that the person was named “Ronald”, his family originated from an ancestor who bore the name “Julius”, and “Demeron” is a characteristic received from society, which, by the way, could change throughout life. Famous personalities could have more names.

In the Middle Ages, it became customary to address a person by the name given at baptism. Surnames that are now found in Italy became widespread around the 14th century, when there was a sharp need to distinguish between people with the same names (of which there were a lot by that time). The first surnames appeared in Venice, they were given only to people from a noble family. In 1564, the city council of Trento approved the form of entry in the parish register (first name + surname).

Families First

The owners of the most vibrant and temperamental nation - Italians, have equally interesting and unique surnames. Most Italian surnames end with the letter “I,” and this is because this nation has an amazing habit of denoting family by the name of ancestors in the plural. For example: Diego gli Formento would be called "messer Diego degli Formenti", that is, Diego from the Formento family.

Italians never used surnames in singular, even if it concerned one person.

These surname endings were characteristic of certain areas of Italy:

• Venice: -asso, -ato and consonants (l, n, r): Bissacco, Marcato, Cavinato, Brombal, Benetton, Meneghin, Vazzoler;
• Sicily: -alaro and -isi: Gavaoro, Luglisi;
• Lombardy: -ago/ghi and -ate/ati: Monomiraghi, Monati;
• Friuli: -otti/utti and -t: Rambolotti, Balcutti, Rigonat;
• Tuscany: -ai and -aci/ecci/ucci: Bollai, Codducci;
• Sardinia: -u and -as: Schirru, Sarras;
• Piedmont: -ero, -audi, -asco, -zzi: Ferrero, Rambaudi, Rumaco, Ronazzi;
• Calabria: -ace: Storace.

In Italy, the names of two ancestors could be written down as one.

In most cases, Italian surnames formed from human deposits. For example: Leonardo da Vinci was from the city of Vinci, which is located in eastern Tuscany. Also, many surnames came from personal names, and the dictionary of Italian surnames indicates that many took the baptismal name as the basis of the surname.

Many Italian surnames take their names from the names of flowers and trees, for example: Foresta - forest, Uva - grapes, Grano - grain. Some surnames were assigned according to status, for example: Giudice (judge), Medici (medics), Cardinali (cardinals). And some of the surnames took their name from animals: Catto - cat, Leoni - lions, Lupi - wolves, Cavalli - horses.

Beautiful Italian surnames

Italian surnames sound like music. The passion of sun-drenched Tuscany and the heat of Sicily, the languid whisper of palm trees in Sardinia are intertwined in them. Degasperi, Manfioletti, Bressanini, Albertini, Povoli, Leonardi, Sartori, Larentis, Bernardi, Mattevi, Avancini, Colombini, Franceschini, Dorigoni, Cristelli, Tonini, Martinelli, Molinari, Niccolini, Coelli, Gardami, Righetti, Andreota, Berlusconi, Vicchetzo, Napolitano, Sforza, Borgia, Mancini, Mazarin, Antonell, Giuliani, Carrera, Viardot, Cavalli, Orsini, Rinaldi, Fabretti, Conti, Rossellini, Corleone - the list can be endless.

And even the translation is not so important, because these surnames are beautiful in themselves. By the way, divisions into traditionally female and traditionally male surnames there is no. All surnames, as confirmed by the dictionary of Italian surnames, in equally refer to both ardent Italians and charming Italian women.

Funny surnames

We can judge the funnyness of surnames only by translation. However, to the Italians themselves, what may seem funny or unusual people with the Slavic mentality, it won’t seem strange. For example, Squarcialupi: “Squarciare” is translated as “to skin,” and with particular cruelty, and “Lupi” means wolves.

Pelaratti - rats. Saltaformaggio – “jumping cheese”. Rousseau - Russian, Colombo - pigeon. Marino is sea, Bruno is dark.

Popular Italian surnames

The Dictionary of Italian Surnames provides a huge list of common family names that anyone can familiarize themselves with. Italy gave the world many great names, the bearers of which glorified their country and made their surnames popular far beyond its borders.

Here are just a few of them:

• Adriano Celentano - composer, actor and director;
• Amerigo Vespucci - traveler, scientist and discoverer;
• Antonio Vivaldi - the most virtuoso violinist;
• Valentino Garavani - designer and fashion designer, founder famous brand"Valentino"
• Galileo Galilei - physicist, mathematician and philosopher;
• Guglielmo Marconi - entrepreneur, inventor. The Russian scientist Popov and the Italian Marconi are considered the inventors of radio;
• Antonio Stradivari - the most famous master, who made violins, guitars and cellos;
• Gianni Versace - fashion designer, designer, founder of the Versace brand;
• Gina (Luigina) Lollobrigida is a famous actress;
• Isabella Rossellini - model, actress;
• Carla Bruni - model, singer. Wife former president France Nicolas Sarkozy;
• Claudia Cardinale - actress;
• Leonardo da Vinci - inventor, artist, sculptor. A man who was ahead of his time and left countless mysteries for posterity.

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Italian surnames

Italian surnames

List of famous Italian surnames.

Surnames in Italy appeared around the 14th century, when it became necessary to distinguish between many citizens with the same names. The first surnames appeared in Venice and were initially given only to nobles, then they became widespread. Italians, like other peoples, used personal names, nicknames and derivatives of names and nicknames as surnames. There are also surnames based on geographical, professional and external features.

Surnames in northern and southern Italy differ from each other: the former in most cases end in “i”, and the latter in “o”.

Many Italian surnames have the same roots, the differences are only in various prefixes and suffixes. Particularly common are variants ending in a vowel preceded by a double consonant: -etti, -illo. Italians often use diminutive suffixes: -ini, -ino, etti, etto, -ello, -illo – they mean “small”.

Male and female Italian surnames have the same shape.

Italian surnames (list)

Allegretti

Alberti

Alfieri

Alchato

Ammanity

Anjoni

Argilly

Aretino

Ariosto

Basile

Baccalario

Balbo

Bandello

Barbaro

Baretti

Baricco

Bassani

Battisti

Beccaria

Bembo

Benedetti

Benny

Benzoni

Bergamo

Berlusconi

Bernie

Betokki

Blasi

Brenzoni

Bontempelli

Bordone

Bossy

Bracco

Brancati

Brocky

Bruni

Bruno

Buzzati

Bianchi

Vecchioni

Verdizotti

Vivanti

Vico

Vittorini

Guerrazzi

Guerzoni

Guido

Gherardi

Ghislanzoni

Goldoni

Gozzi

Graziani

Grazzini

Griffey

Grossi

Groto

Guarini

Giannini

Giordano

Germanetto

Gioberti

Giovagnoli

Giordano

Giorgio

Giusti

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