Brindisi

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English

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Etymology

Italian Brindisi, from Latin Brundisium, from Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from Messapic.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Brindisi (countable and uncountable, plural Brindisis)

  1. A port city in Apulia, Italy.
  2. A province of Apulia, Italy. Capital: Brindisi.
  3. A habitational surname from Italian.

Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Brindisi is the 35582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 632 individuals. Brindisi is most common among White (97.63%) individuals.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin Brundisium, from Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from the Messapic word for the head of a male deer, possibly based on the shape of the port. Compare Proto-Albanian *brina (Albanian bri) and *drani (Albanian dre).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrin.di.zi/
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  • Rhymes: -indizi
  • Hyphenation: Brìn‧di‧si

Proper noun

Brindisi f

  1. Brindisi (a city and province of Apulia, Italy)

Proper noun

Brindisi m or f by sense

  1. a habitational surname

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Italian Brindisi, from Latin Brundisium, from Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from Messapic.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Brindisi f

  1. Brindisi (a city and province of Apulia, Italy)

Further reading