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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian : patronymic from the personal name Nello, a short form of a pet name formed with the hypocoristic suffix -ello following the final consonant -n, as for example Antonello (from Antonio), Brunello (from Bruno), Giovanello (from Giovanni).

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