Surname · also Italian
Cannavaro
“one who handles cànnava”
Cannavaro is a surname from Italian, ultimately from Sicilian. It is used in English and Italian.
Original ItalianCannavò
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cannavaro goes back to Sicilian cannavaru, meaning “one who handles cànnava.”
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Where it comes from
Cannavaro comes from Italian, and ultimately from Sicilian.
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How it developed
From Italian Cannavaro, from Sicilian cannavaru (“one who handles cànnava”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cannavaro’s family of names
In English usage, Cannavaro as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Sicilian form Cannavaru. In English usage, Cannavaro as a surname has a related form in Cannavò.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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