Bertolin
This form is a variant of the surname Bertola.
Origin and meaning
E. Rossoni notes that this surname derives, directly or through affectionate or augmentative modifications, from the medieval names Bartolus, Bertolus or Bortolus, reduced forms of Bartolomeo.
R. Brondolo, on the other hand, interprets it as a diminutive of Albertola, with the sense of "little Alberto". According to Brondolo, the surname is spread in Lombardy and Piedmont, and is rooted in the canton of Ticino (Switzerland) since 1547.
Variants
- Bertolaia 📄 (own page)
- Bertolan
- Bertolani
- Bertolazzi 📄 (own page)
- Bertoletti 📄 (own page)
- Bertoli 📄 (own page)
- Bertolin
- Bertolini 📄 (own page)
- Bertolino
- Bertolo
- Bertolone 📄 (own page)
- Bertoloni
- Bertolotti 📄 (own page)
- Bertolotto
- Bortolazzi 📄 (own page)
- Bortoli
- Bortolini
- Bortolino
- Bortolo
- Bortolot
- Bortoloto
- Bortolotti 📄 (own page)
- Bortolotto
Geographic distribution: Northern Italy
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Comparative analysis based on 2 authors: where they agree, the hypothesis is strengthened; where they differ, the alternative interpretations are presented.
Sources
This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:
- Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org
- Brondolo, R. (2004, May 23). Questioni di nomi e di terre [Weekly newspaper article]. L'Ancora. https://web.archive.org/brondolo_nomi_1.html