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Early Origins of the Gentilini family

The surname Gentilini was first found in Calabria and Sicily. Ancient Calabria was in Lecce. Modern Calabria is in the southern extremity of Italy coasting the straits of Messina. The base of the name Gentile, was derived from an original nickname or appellation consists of gentle, and "noble and courteous in the way we feel and behave."

Early History of the Gentilini family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gentilini research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1441, 1484, 1486, 1489, 1492, 1503, 1507, 1528, 1563, 1590, 1642, 1647, 1649 and 1654 are included under the topic Early Gentilini History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gentilini Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gentile, Gentili, Gentil, Gentilucci, Gentileschi, Gentilini and many more.

Early Notables of the Gentilini family

Antonio Pallavicini Gentili (1441-1507), an Italian Cardinal, was considered papabile in 1492, Bishop of Frascati from April until December 1503, was Bishop of Ventimiglia from 1484, then Bishop of Ourense in Spain from 1486, from 1484 to 1489 he was a datary in the Roman Curia. Robert Gentili (1590-1654?), was an infant prodigy, scapegrace, and translator, eldest son of Alberico Gentili, born in London 11 Sept. 1590, and was named after his godfather the Earl of Essex. 1 Orazio Gentileschi (1563-1647), was a painter, born at Pisa in 1563, half-brother of the painter Aurelio Lomi, according to some accounts by a second marriage...
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Migration of the Gentilini family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Achille Gentile, aged 19, who arrived at Ellis Island from Campotant, Italy, in 1912; Agostino Gentile, aged 4, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1896; Agostino Gentile, aged 19, who arrived at Ellis Island from Campobello, Sicily, in 1910.


Contemporary Notables of the name Gentilini (post 1700) +

  • Franco Gentilini (1909-1981), Italian painter
  • Fernando Gentilini (b. 1962), Italian diplomat
  • Aldo Gentilini (1911-1982), Italian painter and sculptor
  • Giancarlo Gentilini (1929-2025), Italian politician, Deputy Mayor and Mayor, of the city of Treviso, Italy (1994-2003)


  1. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print


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