Pignatari is very rare, Pignataro is widespread throughout the southern peninsular and in the Catania area, should derive from a nickname originating from the trade of pot maker, traces of this surname can be found in Naples in the second half of the eighteenth century with Carlo Pignataro. Delegate Protector and Governor of the sacred Monte and Banco de Poveri. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Pignataro is Panitalian, but more frequent in the South. The interpretation of the surname is quite problematic. Proposed hypothesis: from "pignattaro", craft trade, which would have been initially attributed to people as a nickname, then surname. Another hypothesis: pineta-a-rio, but very uncertain because one should suppose the presence of a small river. The etymology remains from the 'pino', with the derivative 'pigna'. In this case it is to be noted here the rare ending -atario, from the most usual -ario (Latin -arius) with euphonic epenthesis of -at, then Pin-at-ario> Pigna-t-ar (i) o. Toponym: Pignataro Maggiore (CE). Local scholars trace the origin of the name of Pignataro Maggiore to the centuries between the 9th and the 13th centuries, however there is no historical documentation on the early days of the country even if, following the third hypothesis, one might think that -ario, -aro, expressed the possibility, offered by the place, of abundant collection of pine fruits.
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