Giarratano

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proper noun

A surname from Italian; a locative name derived from the town of Giarratana in Ragusa province, Sicily.

OriginItalian Giarratana →
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Meanings

proper nounGiarratano (plural Giarratanos)

plural Giarratanos

  1. A surname from Italian; a locative name derived from the town of Giarratana in Ragusa province, Sicily.

Origin

  1. ItalianGiarratana
  2. EnglishGiarratano

The Giarratano surname is derived from Italian Giarratana, a town in Ragusa, Sicily. The town name Giarratana comes from Cerretanum, as noted by Sicilian etymologist Michele Pasqualino. Giarratana or Cerretanum is from Italian cerro, from the Latin Quercus Cerris, meaning Turkey oak, Quercus cerris, due to the many oak trees in the area.. Gradually over time, Cerretanum changed to Giarratana, due to phonetic assonance.

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APA

Giarratano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Giarratano

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“Giarratano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Giarratano. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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