SURNAMES IN ITALY

Corleo

This form is a variant of the surname Ciurleo.

Origin and meaning

It comes from the Greek Cỳr Lèos, "lord Leo", according to V. Blunda. The form is a compound of the Byzantine courtesy title kyr-, "lord", with the personal name Leo. It is parallel to Cirmena, Ciranni, Circonza, Ciriacono and other kyr- compounds with a personal name recorded by the author in the previous batch of the book.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Sicily

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This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary integrates the information available in specialized onomastic studies.

Sources

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:

  • Blunda, V. (2018). Supposte origini dei cognomi in Sicilia [Digital edition]. Retrieved from https://www.trapaninostra.it