Surname Grilletti

Origin and meaning

From the medieval nickname Grillo = cricket, to indicate someone that has the same characteristics of the insect

💡 The surname Grilletti also appears as altered form of the surname Grilli in other studies consulted in this project.

Variants

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Entry compiled from specialized sources on Italian surname studies.

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.