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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian (mainly southern) : nickname for a much-loved person, a love-smitten individual, an affectionate person, or a philanderer, from amoroso ‘amorous’ (Latin amorosus).
  • Italian (mainly southern) : from the personal name Amorosus.

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