Surname Cadenasso
Origin and meaning
E. Rossoni proposes that the surname derives from the Italianisation of the French term cadenas, meaning "bolt" or "lock", and suggests that the founding ancestor of the lineage would have been a blacksmith specialised in the making of that type of piece. Rossoni places it as typical of the Genoa area.
P. Regati notes that it is a surname on the way to extinction, and documents it in the Liguria region.
Geographic distribution: Typical of the Genoa area
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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
- Regati, P. (2003). Cognomi genovesi e liguri. Retrieved from https://digilander.libero.it/paolore2/cult_tradiz/cognomi.html