Surname
Papaianni
“orthodox priest”
Papaianni is a surname. It is used in Italian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Papaianni goes back to a word meaning “orthodox priest.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Built from Italian papa (“orthodox priest”) + Ianni.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Papaianni’s family of names
In Italian usage, Papaianni as a surname has a related form in Giovanni.
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