Surname

La Cognata

“hatchet”

La Cognata is a surname from Sicilian. It is used in English and Italian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

La Cognata goes back to Sicilian La Cognata, meaning “hatchet.”

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Where it comes from

La Cognata comes from Sicilian.

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How it developed

From Sicilian La Cognata.

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La Cognata’s family of names

In English usage, La Cognata as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Sicilian form A Cugnata. In English usage, La Cognata as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Sicilian form La Cugnata. In Italian usage, La Cognata as a surname has a related form in La Cugnata.

Walk La Cognata’s family in the name graph

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

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Nicknames & forms 3

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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Sibling ideas

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