SURNAMES IN ITALY

Murano

This form is a variant of the surname Murani.

Origin and meaning

The authors differ in their approach. E. Rossoni proposes that the surname would derive from the Latin personal name Muranus, documented in the Annales. According to the Roman grammarian Servius, a king named Muranus is said to have founded the city of Avella, in the Avellino area. Rossoni notes that Murani is very infrequent, with a presence in the Piceno and in the Foggia area.

F. De Laurentiis, by contrast, considers it a variant derived from the surname Muratori.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Veneto

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Drawing on 2 authors, this entry presents the different hypotheses about the origin of the surname, avoiding a single oversimplified explanation.

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/