Sicignano (surname) explained

Sicignano
Pronunciation:	See-chee-nya-no
Language:	Italian
Variant:	Sicinius

Sicignano is an Italian habitational surname from Sicignano degli Alburni.^[1]

Etymology

Sicignano is the Modern Italian descendant of the cognomen Sicinianus.^[2]

Possible Latin forms include, in the nominative:

• "Sicinius", masculine singular
• Sicinia, feminine singular
• Sicinii, masculine plural
• Siciniae, feminine plural
• Sicinianus, masculine adoptive
• Siciniana, feminine adoptive

Sicinia + anus = Sicinianus --> Sicignano

People

• Vincenzo Sicignano (b. 1974), Italian football player

References

• www.ancestry.com
• http://sicignanodeglialburni.asmenet.it

External links

• The Sicignano Family
• Sicignano degli Alburni official website
• Sicignano degli Alburni on paesionline.it

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dictionary of American Family Names.
2. Web site: Roman origin.