Surname Arese
Origin and meaning
E. De Felice and E. Rossoni differ on the origin of the surname.
De Felice identifies it as a Milanese surname, and more generally Lombard, formed from the place name Arese, in the Milan area.
Rossoni, on the other hand, derives it from the Provençal name Ares, probably in turn derived from an alteration of the Latin name Aretius, rather than directly from the Greek name Ares.
Variants
Geographic distribution: Milan, Lombardy
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Drawing on 2 authors, this entry presents the different hypotheses about the origin of the surname, avoiding a single oversimplified explanation.
Sources
This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:
- De Felice, E. (1978). Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Milano: Mondadori.
- Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org