Fortunato
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See also: fortunato
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Fortunato.
Proper noun
Fortunato (plural Fortunatos)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fortunato is the 8201st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4047 individuals. Fortunato is most common among White (81.79%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fortunato”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 593.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Fortūnātus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Fortunato m (diminutive Fortunino or Fortunio)
- a male given name
Proper noun
Fortunato m or f by sense
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /for.tuːˈnaː.toː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /for.tuˈna.to/,
Proper noun
Fortūnātō m