Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames

Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames

FENATI | FENATO

Fenati is specific to Ravenna and the Ravenna area, Lugo, Bagnacavallo, Russi, Faenza and Fusignano, Fenato, much rarer, is of the Trevisano, of Montebelluna in particular, should derive from medieval nicknames linked to the Latin term foenus (hay), to perhaps indicate that the founders were agricultural workers involved in cutting and storing and distributing hay.

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