SURNAMES IN ITALY

Gaetana Macrina

This form is a variant of the surname Piana.

Origin and meaning

F. De Laurentiis and E. Rossoni agree that the surname derives from place names containing the element Piana, very widespread throughout Italy.

F. De Laurentiis specifies that it was formed from place names such as Piano, Piani or Pian, Piana, Piane, Pianello, Pianelli and Pianetto, which with different determinations are distributed with great frequency throughout the country. He adds that it may also derive from the demonyms Pianese or Pianigiano, even in the generic sense of 'one who is, who lives on the plain'.

E. Rossoni cites as examples Piana Battolla (in the La Spezia area), Pianaccio (in the Bologna area) and Seppiana (in the Verbania area), among others of the kind.

Variants

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/