Given name & surname · also Italian

Dente

“tooth”

Dente is a surname from Italian, ultimately from Portuguese. It is used in English and Italian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Dente goes back to a word meaning “tooth.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Dente comes from Italian, and ultimately from Portuguese.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Dente’s family of names

In Greek usage, Dente as a surname is a transliteration of Δέντε.

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Italian

Deponte

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Italian

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Italian

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Turkish · Modern

Deniz

“sea”

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Portuguese

Debrito

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Italian

Delligatti

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Italian

Dellapenna

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Italian

Devincentis

Devincentis is a surname from Italian.

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Sibling ideas

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