Failla

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proper noun

A surname from Italian.

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Meanings

proper nounFailla (plural Faillas)

plural Faillas

  1. A surname from Italian.

Origin

  1. ItalianFailla
  2. EnglishFailla

Borrowed from Italian Failla, borrowed itself from the Sicilian surname Faviḍḍa/Faiḍḍa, derived from faviḍḍa (“spark”).

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APA

Failla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Failla

MLA

“Failla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Failla. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Failla,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Failla.

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