Santorum
See also: santorum
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian. For most bearers, the surname is from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sanctorum (“of the saints”). For some individuals of Italian or Maltese ancestry, the name is related to the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian Santorino (“from the island of Santorini”).[1]
Proper noun
Santorum
- A surname from Italian
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Derived terms
References
- ^ 2003, Mario Cassar, The surnames of the Maltese Islands: an etymological dictionary: < It. santorino meaning "a native of or an immigrant originating from Santorini" [Wettinger:1978]. Related It. forms: Santori(o), Santorelli, Santorini, Santoriello, Santorum, Santoru (Sard.).