| ![Show Contents]() Danello History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of DanelloWhat does the name Danello mean? The Italian surname Danello is derived from the given name Daniel, originally a Hebrew word which meant "God is my Judge." During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Italy, who were originally known only by a single name, found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. This process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries, but it was not completed until the modern era. Early Origins of the Danello familyThe surname Danello was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Earliest records of the surname Danello date back to the year 1400, when Bernardino Danielo was a famous poet in the town of Lucca. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor. Early History of the Danello familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Danello research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1700, 1720, 1740, 1774 and 1787 are included under the topic Early Danello History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Danello Spelling VariationsIn comparison with other European surnames, Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms. They reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each with its own distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the typical Italian surname suffix is "i", whereas in Southern Italy it is "o". Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes and church officials often spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. The spelling variations in the name Danello include Danieli, Daniele, Danielis, Danielli, Daniello, Danello, Dainelli, Danielli, Daniello, Danello, Dainelon, Danelutti, Danelut, Danielut, Dani and many more. Early Notables of the Danello familyGiovanni Battista Danieletti, a stone carver in Padua around 1720, Francesco Daniele, born in Caserta in 1740, a prominent intellectual and a man of letters, as well as Luigi Danele, considered to be one of the most famous Paduan sculptors of the 1700's. Giovanni Danieletti, born in...
Another 46 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Danello Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Danello familyEarly records show that people bearing the name Danello arrived in North America quite early: John Daniele, who was naturalized in Illinois in 1904; as well as Mercurio and Nicolamario Daniele, who arrived at the port of New York from Italy in 1893..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Danello (post 1700) | + |
- Dick Danello (b. 1943), stage name of Filippo D'Anello, an Italian singer, songwriter, producer, MC and actor who lives in Brazil
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