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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian (northern Veneto) : of German origin. This surname was taken to northern Italy by German speakers during the 15th and 16th centuries. According to Rapelli, it may be a variant of Cunego, from Middle High German kūnic ‘king’ (see Koenig), or alternatively from the personal name Chunico, a pet form of Kuno (see Konrad).

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