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LONGANESI

Longanesi is typical of the Ravenna area, of Bagnacavallo and Faenza in particular, it should derive from the ethnic toponym of Longana di Ravenna, although it cannot be completely ruled out that it could be in some cases nicknames indicating a higher than average stature in the progenitor slim build.

Bibliographic source' "L'origine dei cognomi Italianim storia ed etimologia" di E. Rossoni disponibile online su: https://archive.org/


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