Surname Mosconi
Origin and meaning
Mósca, Móschi, Musca, Muscas, Moschella, Moschelli, Moscarella, Moscarello, Moscariello, Moscarelli, Muscarella, Muscarello, Moschetta, Moschetto, Moschétti, Moschino, Moschini, Moschin, Moscolin, Moschitta, Moscaroli, Moscône, Mosconi, Moscón, Moscolóni, Moscardo, Moscardi, Moscardino, Moscardini.
These surnames arise from given names and nicknames formed by the word mosca ("fly") plus the addition of suffixes. Mosca was applied in the sense of "small and clumsy, or annoying, person", and so on. It is thought that towards the end of the Middle Ages some people belonging to the founding families were given the byname "mosca" for being regarded as insistent and stubborn.
Moscardo and Moscardino may refer to types of falcon and sparrowhawk, or to small octopuses.
💡 The surname Mosconi also appears as variants of the surnames Mosca and Moschino in other studies consulted in this project.
Variants
- Mosca 📄 (own page)
- Moscariello
- Moscardi
- Moscardini
- Moscardo
- Moscarella
- Moscarelli
- Moscarello
- Moscaroli
- Moschella 📄 (own page)
- Moschetta
- Moschetti
- Moschetto
- Moschini
- Moschino 📄 (own page)
- Moschitta 📄 (own page)
- Moscoloni
- Moscon
- Moscône
- Muscarello
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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.