Pignataro

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proper noun

A surname from Italian.

OriginItalian Pignataro ← Sicilian Pignataru →
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Meanings

proper nounPignataro (plural Pignataros)

plural Pignataros

  1. A surname from Italian.

Origin

  1. Sicilianpignataru“potter”
  2. SicilianPignataru
  3. ItalianPignataro
  4. EnglishPignataro

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

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

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

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

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