Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames

Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames

PRETTO

Pretto is definitely Veneto, widespread in all three Venezie, but particularly in Verona, Vicenza mainly and Padua, the maximum concentration is located in Cornedo Vicentino, Valdagno and Vicenza, could derive from a name of locality now disappeared, An ancient trace of this cognominization is found in a notarial deed of the year 1583 in Roana (VI): "1583, Indictione XI, die lune Primo mensis Augusti, in Villa Roane, Vincentini districtus, in Curtivo ser Alovixii quondam ser Thome Fabri, Presentibus Andrea Filio ser Stephani Bais de Axliago et Bartholameo quondam Antonii de Pretto de Recoaro testibus... ".

Buy a heraldic document with your coat of arms

You may be interested

Heraldic dossiers

Notice:

• When you buy a heraldic document a new accurate analysis of the heraldic research will be performed by an expert heraldist and the document will be written in Italian or English.
• The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.

Pretto
Nobles: Italia
Nobility: Patrizi
Language of the text: Italiano