Cuneo
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Cuneo, from Latin cuneus (“wedge”), after the shape of the city, which is at the confluence of two rivers. Doublet of coin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cuneo (countable and uncountable, plural Cuneos)
- A province of Piedmont, northwestern Italy.
- A city, the capital of the province of Cuneo, Piedmont.
- A habitational surname from Italian.
Translations
province in Piedmont, Italy
city in Piedmont, Italy
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cuneo is the 13517th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2244 individuals. Cuneo is most common among White (87.7%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cuneo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 394.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Latin cuneus (“wedge”) (whence cuneo and conio), after the shape of the city, which is at the confluence of two rivers. Cognate to Piedmontese Coni.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cuneo f
Proper noun
Cuneo m or f by sense