SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Salomone

Origin and meaning

E. De Felice notes that the surname has as its base the biblical name Salomone, the king of Israel son of David, famous for his wisdom. He indicates that it is widely diffused throughout Italy.

A. Bongioanni specifies that the name comes from the Hebrew Shelomoh, from shalom ("peace"), with the same meaning as the Germanic Federico, the Greek Ireneo and the Latin Pacifico. He adds that around Solomon a vast cycle of legends was formed in the Middle Ages that contributed to the diffusion of the name.

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

Variants

Geographic distribution: All Italy; Salomone predominantly Sicilian; forms in -on Venetan; Salamò Calabrian; Piedmont and southern Italy

📍 You can view how this surname is distributed in Italy: View distribution in Italy (Cognomix)

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:

  • Bongioanni, A. (1940). Nomi e Cognomi. Saggio di ricerche etimologiche e storiche. Milano: Fratelli Bocca.
  • De Felice, E. (1978). Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Milano: Mondadori.