Surname · also Latin

Fibonacci

“son”

Fibonacci is a surname from Latin (ultimately Italian). It is used in English and Italian.

Original ItalianBonacci

Meaning & origin

What it means

Fibonacci goes back to Latin filius, meaning “son.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Fibonacci comes from Latin, and ultimately from Italian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Fibonacci as a surname is a diminutive of BONO. In English usage, Fibonacci as a surname developed from BONACCI.

Fibonacci’s family of names

In English usage, Fibonacci as a surname is a diminutive of BONO. In English usage, Fibonacci as a surname developed from the Italian form BONACCI. In English usage, Fibonacci as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Bulgarian form Фибона́чи.

Walk Fibonacci’s family in the name graph

FibonacciBonoBonacciФибона́ччиفیبوناتچیフィボナッチ斐波那契Фибона́чиفِيبُونَاتْشِي

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Fibonacci has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

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8 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Italian

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Italian

Federici

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Italian

Iannucci

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Italian

Filippini

Filippini is a surname from Italian. It is used in English and Italian.

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Italian

Filippelli

Filippelli is a surname from Italian. It is used in English and Italian.

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Italian

Ferrucci

Ferrucci is a surname from Italian. It is used in English and Italian.

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Italian

Finocchio

Finocchio is a surname from Italian. It is used in English and Italian.

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Italian

Fucci

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Fibonacci’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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