SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Fantinati

Origin and meaning

E. Rossoni considers that Fantinati is a patronymic form peculiar to Romagna, constructed with the suffix -ati on the given name Fantin or Fantino; it indicates, therefore, families descended from someone named Fantin. Rossoni places this surname in the area comprising the provinces of Bologna, Ferrara and Rovigo.

F. De Laurentiis proposes, on the other hand, a different etymology: he considers Fantinati as a derivative of Venetan origin of the surname Fanti, without reference to the given name Fantin as a starting point.

💡 The surname Fantinati also appears as variant of the surname Fantin in other studies consulted in this project.

Geographic distribution: Veneto

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Comparative analysis based on 2 authors: where they agree, the hypothesis is strengthened; where they differ, the alternative interpretations are presented.

Sources

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

  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org
  • De Laurentiis, F. (2003). Cognomi occhiobellesi. Storia, curiosità, significati e classifiche. Occhiobello: Teatro Polivalente di Occhiobello (T.P.O.). Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20030516113456/http://www.comune.occhiobello.ro.it/cognomi/