Montepeloso

Italian

Etymology

Morphologically from monte (“mountain, mount”) +‎ peloso (“hairy”), probably just an alteration of the original Latin name mōns (“mountain, mount”) + lapillōsus (“covered in pebbles”). The name of the town was changed in Irsina in 1895, probably to give a more pleasant and harmonious sound to it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmon.te.peˈlo.zo/
• Rhymes: -ozo
• Hyphenation: Mon‧te‧pe‧ló‧so

Proper noun

Montepeloso f

1. former name of Irsina (“a town in Basilicata”)

Proper noun

Montepeloso m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the place name

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025