Macchi is an Italian surname, the
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, b ...
or plural form of the old personal name ''Macco'' from the Latin ''
Maccus''.
It is possibly a variant of ''
macchia''.
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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 skier
* Pruthvikumar Macchi (born 1995), Omani cricketer
*]Valentino Macchi
Valentino Macchi (4 August 1937 – 19 March 2013) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1962 to 2008. His last appearance was in 2008 and died on March 19, 2013, at his home in Rome.
Selected filmography
*1962: ' ...
(1937–2013), Italian actor
See also
* Macchi (disambiguation)
References
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Italian-language surnames