SURNAMES IN ITALY

Armando Di Domenico

This form is a variant of the surname Nicastro.

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that this surname derives from the place name Nicastro, a historical locality situated in the Catanzaro area, in Calabria.

E. De Felice notes that, from that origin, the surname spread towards other regions of southern Italy, including Campania and Sicily. E. Rossoni agrees on the Calabrian origin, although he points out that there could also be an independent cluster in southern Sicily, which suggests the possibility of multiple origins in different areas of southern Italy.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Calabria; Campania, Sicily (widespread)

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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