Sciortino

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proper noun

A surname from Italian [in turn from Arabic].

OriginItalian Sciortino ← Sicilian Sciurtinu ← Old Sicilian Xurtinu →
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Meanings

proper nounSciortino (plural Sciortinos)

plural Sciortinos

  1. A surname from Italian [in turn from Arabic].

Origin

  1. Old SicilianXurtinu
  2. SicilianSciurtinu
  3. ItalianSciortino
  4. EnglishSciortino

From Italian Sciortino, from Sicilian Sciurtinu, from Old Sicilian Xurtinu. Doublet of Sortino.

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APA

Sciortino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sciortino

MLA

“Sciortino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sciortino. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sciortino,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sciortino.

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