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.