Surname Ercoli
Origin and meaning
From the Latin first name Hercules or Herculanus (sacred to Hercules). It could be a nickname for a strong man
💡 The surname Ercoli also appears as variant of the surname Ercole in other studies consulted in this project.
Variants
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This surname shows a notable variety of forms: 7 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:
- Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.