Mazzaferro
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian Mazzaferro.
Proper noun[edit]
Mazzaferro (plural Mazzaferros)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mazzaferro is the 36838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 606 individuals. Mazzaferro is most common among White (95.05%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mazzaferro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 542.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb-object compound, composed of mazza (“to kill (archaic or southern Italy)”) + ferro (“iron”), literally “iron-killer”, a nickname for a strong or invincible man.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Mazzaferro m or f by sense
- a surname
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɛrro
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛrro/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
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