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Macchi (other)
Macchi is an Italian surname, the patronymic or plural form of the old personal name ''Macco'' from the Latin ''Maccus''. It is possibly a variant of ''macchia''. Notable people with the surname include: *Aurelio Macchi (1916–2010), Argentine sculptor *Carlos Macchi (born 1974), Uruguayan footballer *Fabrizio Macchi (born 1970), Italian cyclist *Filippo Macchi (born 2001), Italian foil fencer *Françoise Macchi (born 1951), French alpine skier *Gabriel Macchi (born 1975), Portuguese track and field athlete *Giulio Macchi (1866–1935), Italian aeronautical engineer and founder of the Aermacchi aircraft manufacturer *Hiralal Macchi, Indian cricketer *Laura Macchi (born 1979), Italian basketball player *Luigi Macchi (1832–1907), Italian Catholic nobleman and Cardinal *Luis González Macchi (born 1947), Paraguayan politician *Odile Macchi (born 1943), French physicist and mathematician *Pasquale Macchi (1923–1906), Italian archbishop *Piera Macchi (born 1959), Italian alpine s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, by custom or official policy, in many countries worldwide, although elsewhere their use has been replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames. Examples of such transformations include common English surnames such as Johnson (surname), Johnson (son of John). Origins of terms The usual noun and adjective in English is ''patronymic'', but as a noun this exists in free variation alongside ''patronym''. The first part of the word ''patronym'' comes from Greek language, Greek πατήρ ''patēr'' 'father' (Genitive case, GEN πατρός ''patros'' whence the combining form πατρο- ''patro''-); the second part comes from Greek ὄνυμα ''onyma'', a variant form of ὄνομα ''onoma'' 'name'. In the form ''patronymic'', this stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |