SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Benignano

Origin and meaning

Apellido rarísimo, difundido solo en cuatro comunas, de los cuales tres en Sicilia (Palermo, Catania, Catenanuova) y uno en Lombardía (Como). Es un apellido augural, propiciatorio, de origen lingüística latina; deriva de benignanum (bene 'bien' + tema de gignere 'generar'), con el significado de 'que te sea todo benigno', 'que sea de buena naturaleza, que tenga disposición favorable'.

💡 The surname Benignano also appears as variant of the surname Benigno in other studies consulted in this project.

Altered forms and derivatives

Geographic distribution: Sicilia

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This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary integrates the information available in specialized onomastic studies.

Sources

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:

  • Miranda, F. (2013). I cognomi di Regalbuto, Catenanuova e Centuripe. Ginevra Bentivoglio EditoriA.