Catarina
This form is a variant of the surname Olivares.
Origin and meaning
Derived from the Spanish surname Olivares (formed mainly through place names of olive groves: "olivar").
Variants
Geographic distribution: Milan, Naples
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Entry compiled from specialized sources on Italian surname studies.
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.