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ZACCHERONI

Surname typically Forlivese, should derive from a nickname. Integrations provided by Stefano Bettazzi typically Romagnolo, with a major strain in the Forlivese, this surname derives from the term zaccherone, with the meaning of a person, sloppy or, figuratively, of an individual from the disored life: the origin The word must be sought in the term zacchera (from the Old High German Zahhar, with the meaning of drop, tear), which indicates the sketch of mud that stains the shoes or clothes. This is, therefore, the cognization of a nickname attributed to the ancestor. Additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Zaccheroni is Forlivese surname derived from Zaccaria (cf.).

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


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