Surname Comina
Origin and meaning
By incorporating apheresis (deletion of an initial syllable), the name Giacomo becomes Como, with all the suffixed variants: Como, Comi, Comin. Derivatives with three syllables Comina, Comini, Comello, Comelli, Comel, Cometto, Cometti, Comino, Comucci, Comuzzo, Comuzzi, Comussi, Comotto, Comiotto, Comotti, Comolli, Comastri. Other derivatives with four syllables Comellini, Comelini, Comellato, Cominello, Cominelli, Cominetti, Cominotto, Cominotti, Cominato. But, we must make the caveat that these surnames could also derive from a place name, for example: Como (province and commune). The addition of suffixes that give a different connotation to the surname.
💡 The surname Comina also appears as altered form of the surname Como in other studies consulted in this project.
Variants
- Comastri
- Comel
- Comelli
- Comello
- Cometti
- Cometto
- Comini
- Comino
- Comiotto
- Comolli
- Comotti
- Comotto
- Comucci
- Comussi
- Comuzzi
- Comuzzo
📍 You can view how this surname is distributed in Italy: View distribution in Italy (Cognomix)
Sources
This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:
- Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.