Surname · also Italian

Pignataro

“potter”

Pignataro is a surname from Italian, ultimately from Sicilian. It is used in English and Italian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Pignataro goes back to Sicilian pignataru, meaning “potter.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Pignataro comes from Italian, and ultimately from Sicilian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Italian Pignataro, from Sicilian Pignataru, from Sicilian pignataru (“potter”), built from Sicilian pignata (“pot, pan”) + -aru (“-er”).

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Pignataro’s family of names

Pignataro may belong to the same name family as Pignattaro. This is a tentative spelling connection.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Sibling ideas

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