Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames

Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames

FESTA | FESTI | FESTO

Festa is widespread throughout the Italian peninsular, both in the north and in the south, Festi has a stock in the area that includes Trentino, Brescia and Verona, with a strain also in Bologna and Ferrara, Festo, absolutely rare, it is typical of the Gargano area, they can derive from the name Festus, we remember the holy town Festus, whose name should be derived from the late Latin word festus (festive) used as a name for children born on a feast day, or attributed as a wish for a festive life.

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Festi
Variations Last name: Festa
Nobles: Italia - Austria (Trentino - Tirolo - Veneto)
Nobility: Nobili - Cavalieri S.R.I. - Conti S.R.I. - Patrizi di Rovereto
Language of the text: Italiano

Festa
Variations Last name: Festi
Nobles: Italia - Svizzera (Piemonte - Lombardia - Tirolo - Trentino - Romagna)
Nobility: Nobili - Cavalieri - Conti
Language of the text: Italiano