Surname Striano
Origin and meaning
E. De Felice notes that this surname derives from the place name Striano, a locality in the province of Naples, and from its demonym strianése, being frequent in the Neapolitan area.
F. De Laurentiis agrees with that main etymology, but adds a second line of origin: in some areas of Veneto, the surname could derive from the dialectal term stria, equivalent to "witch" in Italian, with the approximate sense of "bewitched".
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Geographic distribution: Neapolitan (frequent)
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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:
- De Felice, E. (1978). Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Milano: Mondadori.
- 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/