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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Hungarian (Látó) : from látni ‘to see’, hence a nickname for a wise person or an occupational name for a clairvoyant, or possibly for an official who checked the quality of products at markets.
  • Polish : nickname for someone who was born or baptized in summer, from lato ‘summer’.
  • Italian : unexplained.

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