Etymology

Lanza

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Today it means: A surname from Italian. Full definition →

Italian Lanza ← Latin Lancia
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  1. Latin · derived fromLancia
  2. Italian · borrowed fromLanza
  3. English todayLanza

From Italian Lanza, from Latin Lancia, from lancea (“spear, lance”).

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