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Turrina is specific to Veronese, Turrini is very widespread in the area that includes the lower Trentino, the Bresciano, the Veronese, the Mantovano, the Reggiano, the Modena and the Bolognese, Turrino, absolutely rare is probably due to errors of transcription, It derives most probably from the Latin cognomen Turrinus of which we have an example in the Maioris controversiarum liber of Lucio Aenneo Seneca: "... Turrinus contra nihil probare nisi tutum, not quia imbecillus erat sed quia circumspectus. Causas Nemo Diligentius proposuit... ", it is also possible to derive from nicknames originating from characteristics of the place of origin like the presence of a small tower.
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