Given name & surname
Catalano
“related to Catalonia”
Catalano is a surname from Sicilian. It is used in Italian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Catalano goes back to Sicilian catalanu, meaning “related to Catalonia.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Sicilian Catalanu, from Sicilian catalanu (“related to Catalonia”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Catalano’s family of names
In Italian usage, Catalano as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Cattelan.
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.
People named Catalano
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Catalano, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Cavallaro
Cavallaro is a surname from Italian, ultimately from Sicilian. It is used in English and Italian.
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Cannavaro
“one who handles cànnava”
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Cusimano
Cusimano is a surname from Sicilian.
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Cantarella
“chamber pot”
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Cataudella
Cataudella is a surname from Sicilian. It is used in Italian.
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Cabibbo
“beloved, dear, darling”
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Calafiore
“cabbage” · “flower”
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Cancellieri
“chancellor”
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Sibling ideas
Names that share Catalano’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
A sister for Catalano