SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Radatti

Origin and meaning

Radatti is a rare surname in Italy and presents a well-documented Slavic origin. According to the bibliography, Radatti (and the variant Radatta) derive from an Italian adaptation of the Slavic surname Radat, formed on the Slavic personal name Rado (also in the forms Rade and Rados). The suffix -at reflects a hypocoristic (affectionate form) of the name of the head of the family; it is therefore a transformation into a surname of a personal name.

Distribution in Italy

  • Radatti: nuclei in Rome and in Apulia, with a presence in the Foggia area (San Marco in Lamis, Manfredonia and Monte Sant'Angelo).
  • Radatta (a very rare variant): documented specifically in San Felice del Molise (Campobasso).

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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.