SURNAMES IN ITALY

Dolcimàscolo O Dolcemàscolo

This form is a compound of the surname Dólci.

Origin and meaning

It has as its base the augural and gratulatory name Dólce (documented from the early Middle Ages in the forms Dulcis and Dulcissimus, and later Dulcia and Dolcia for the feminine, and also in compounds such as Dolceamore, Dolcebene, Dolcebuonus, Dolcemagno), given to a child of whom it is augured that he be "sweet", good and affectionate, or who is for the parents "sweet", pleasing, a source of joy and consolation, according to E. De Felice.

Variants

Altered forms and derivatives

Compounds

Geographic distribution: Spread in the Centre-North, where however only the altered forms are frequent, and in the South, where Lo Dólce and the compounds are specific to Sicily.

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This surname shows a notable variety of forms: 10 variants are documented, the result of dialectal adaptations, spelling changes, and transformations that occurred with migration.

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.