SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Caldonazzo

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that the surname derives from the place name Caldonazzo, a locality of the province of Trento, in the region of Trentino-Alto Adige.

E. Rossoni adds that the family that bore this name has its origin in the Lombard period, with the arimanno —a category of free warrior within the Lombard military organisation— Warbert, and that the surname is typical of the area comprising Trentino and the province of Verona.

Geographic distribution: Typical of the area between Trentino and Verona

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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:

  • 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