De Dònno
This form is a variant of the surname Dònno.
Origin and meaning
Transformation into a surname, frequently through a patronymic or matronymic, of names and nicknames derived from the appellatives, the predicates and titles of consideration dònno, surviving in the apocopated type dòn, and dònna (from the Latin domnus and domna, from dominus and domina) "lord, master; lady, mistress", which in the South are often generalised in use and addressed to all persons with whom there are no relations of kinship or of close friendship and trust, according to E. De Felice.
Variants
Compounds
- Donnabèlla (Con Bèlla)
- Donnagèmma (Con Gèmma)
- Donnàngelo (Con Angelo)
- Donnarumma (Con Rumma Prob. Hipocorístico Abreviado Por Síncopa De La Forma Napolitana Rumméneca Para Doménica)
- Donniànni Y Dongiovanni (Con Iànni Es Decir Giànni Y Giovanni)
- Donnicòla (Con Nicòla)
- Donnórso (Con Orso)
Geographic distribution: Peculiar to the Salento in the base forms and for De or Di Donna (these very frequent)
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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.