GABRIELE, GABRIELI, GABRIELLI: From the first name Gabriele, derived from the Hebrew "Gabri'el", consisting of "gabar" = to be strong or "gheber"= man and "Elhoim" = God
GAETANI: From the first name Gaetano
GAGLIARDI, GAGLIARDINI, GAGLIARDO, GAGLIARDONE: From the adjective "gagliardo" = strong, brave, courageous
GALANTE, GALANTI: From the ancient french word "galant" = someone in love or who has fun
GALASSO: From the pre-Latin word "cala" = steep side of the mountain, that gave name to many localities
GALEFFI, GALIFFA, GALIFFO, GALIFI: From the Arab word "halaf" from which "caliph" derives
GALLO, GALLETTI, GALLI, GALLINI, GALLONI, GALLUCCI: Either an ethnic adjective, from the Gauls, a celtic population already present in Italy in Roman times, or a nickname from the animal, to point to an attitude of showing off, being vain, or a lover of too many women.
GARGANO: Family from the area of Gargano, Puglia region
GARIN: From the first name Guarino, derived from the German name "Warino", consisting of "warin" = to protect
GAROFALO, GAROFANO, GAROFFOLO, GAROFOLI, GAROFOLO: From the name and nickname Garofalo; also name of the carnation flower
GASBARRO, GASPARI: From the first name Gaspare, derived from an Iranian word meaning shining
GATTI, GATTO, LO GATTO, GATTINI, GATTULLO, GATTUSO, GATTESCHI: From the word gatto = cat, as someone agile, astute like a cat or simply a lover of this animal.
GAVRILLI: From the first name Gabriele, derived from the Hebrew "Gabri'el", consisting of "gabar" = to be strong or "gheber"= man and "Elhoim" = God
GELMETTI, GELMI, GELMINI: From the first name Guglielmo, derived from the German name consisting of "wilian" = will and "hëlma-" = helmet
GENOVESE: From the name of the town of Genova. To indicate the place the family is originated from
GENTILE, GENTILESCHI, GENTILI, GENTILINI, GENTILOTTI, GENTILUCCI: From the adjective gentile = gentle. In origin with the meaning of noble or to indicate someone that belongs to the same family (Latin gens)
GERBASI, GERVASI, GERVASIO, GERVASONI, GERVASUTTI: From the French name Gervais
GESSANI, GESSAROLI, GESSI: From the name of a place where there is a lot of gypsum; ej: Gessopalena, province of Chieti
GHIELMI: From the first name Guglielmo, derived from the German name consisting of "wilian" = will and "hëlma-" = helmet
GIACALONE, GIACAZ, GIACCAGLI, GIACCAGLIA, GIACCARI, GIACCHERO, GIACCHETTI, GIACCHI, GIACCHIN, GIACCHINI, GIACCO, GIACCONE, GIACCONI, GIACHERO, GIACHETTI, GIACHI, GIACHIN, GIACHINI, GIACHINO, GIACINTO, GIACO, GIACOBAZZI, GIACOBBE, GIACOBBI, GIACOBELLI, GIACOBINI, GIACOBO, GIACOBONE, GIACOBONI, GIACOLONE, GIACOMAZZI, GIACOMAZZO, GIACOMELLI, GIACOMELLO, GIACOMETTI, GIACOMI, GIACOMIN, GIACOMINI, GIACOMINO, GIACOMO, GIACOMONI, GIACOMOZZI, GIACOMUCCI, GIACOMUZZI, GIACON, GIACONI, GIACOPAZZI, GIACOPELLI, GIACOPETTI, GIACOPINI, GIACOPINO, GIACOPO, GIACOPPO, GIACOVANI, GIACOVAZZO, GIACOVELLI: From the first name Giacomo, Giacobo, Giacopo, Giacobbe, derived from the Hebrew "Yaaquob" = God has protected
GIAMMARCHI, GIAMMARCO: Consisting of two first names: Gianni, abbreviation of Giovanni, and Marco
GIAMMARINARO, GIAMMARINO: Consisting of two first names: Gianni, abbreviation of Giovanni, and Marino
GIAMPIERO, GIAMPIETRI, GIAMPIETRO: Consisting of two first names: Gianni, abbreviation of Giovanni, and Piero or Pietro
GIANCATERINI, GIANCATERINO: Consisting of two first names: Gianni, abbreviation of Giovanni, and Caterino, The name Caterino derives from the female name Caterina, from the Greek adjective "katharos" = puro
GIANCOLA, GIANCOLI: Consisting of two first names: Gianni, abbreviation of Giovanni, and Cola, abbreviation of Nicola
GIANCRISTOFARI, GIANCRISTOFARO, GIANCRIATOFORO: Consisting of two first names: Gianni, abbreviation of Giovanni, and Cristofaro or Cristoforo
GIANELLA, GIANELLI, GIANETTI, GIANETTO: From the first name Gianni, abbreviation of Giovanni, derived from the Hebrew meaning merciful God.
GIANFAGNA, GIANFAGNO: Consisting of two first names: Gianni, abbreviation of Giovanni, and another name derived from the Latin name "Ofinius"
GIANI, GIANINI, GIANINO: From the first name Gianni, abbreviation of Giovanni, derived from the Hebrew meaning Merciful God.
GIANMARCO: Consisting of two first names: Gianni, abbreviation of Giovanni, and Marco
GIANMARINARO, GIANMARINO: Consisting of two first names: Gianni, abbreviation of Giovanni, and Marino
GIANNACHI, GIANNAGI, GIANNARELLI, GIANNASSI, GIANNAZZI, GIANNELLA, GIANNELLI, GIANNERINI, GIANNESCHI, GIANNESE, GIANNESI, GIANNETTI, GIANNETTO, GIANNI, GIANNIELLO, GIANNILLO, GIANNINI, GIANNINO, GIANNITI, GIANNITTO, GIANNOLA, GIANNOLI, GIANNONE, GIANNONI, GIANNOTTI, GIANNUZZI, GIANOGLIO, GIANOLA, GIANOLI, GIANOLIO, GIANOTTI, GIANUZZI: From the first name Gianni, abbreviation of Giovanni, derived from the Hebrew meaning Merciful God
GIANSANTE: Consisting of two first names: Gianni, abbreviation of Giovanni, and Sante
GIARRIZZO, GIARRUSO: Based on the first name Gianni and Rizzo (curly) or ruso, susso (red)
GIGANTE, GIGANTI, GIGANTINI, GIGANTINO: From the word "gigante" = giant. Used as a nickname, given to a tall person
GILELMI: From the first name Guglielmo, derived from the German name consisting of "wilian" = will and "hëlma-" = helmet
GIOIA, GIOIELLA, GIOIOSA: From the word "gioia" = happiness. Used also with the meaning of jewel. Sometimes derived from the name of a place, from the Latin "iovia" = sacred rock
GIORDANI, GIORDANO: From the first name Giordano, derived from the name of the Jordan river
GIORGESCHI, GIORGETTI, GIORGI, GIORGIANNI, GIORGIELLI, GIORGINI, GIORGINO, GIORGIO, GIORGIONE, GIORGIONI, GIORGIULLI, GIORI, GIORIELLO, GIORIO : From the first name Giorgio, deriving from the Greek word "gheorgos" = farmer
GIOVANNI: From the first name Giovanni, derived from the Hebrew "Yohanan", consisting of "Yahwè" = God and "hanan" = to be merciful
GIOVINAZZO, GIOVINETTI, GIOVINO: From the ancient name Giovine or Iovine used as nickname or to indicate a young (in italian giovane) person
GISMONDI: From the first name Sigismondo, of German origin, consisting of "sigis" = victory and "munda" = protection
GIUIUSA: From the word "gioia" = happiness. Used also with the meaning of jewel. Sometimes derived from the name of a place, fro the Latin "iovia" = sacred rock
GIULIANA, GIULIANELLI, GIULIANI, GIULIANINI, GIULIANO: From the first name Giuliano, derived from the Latin "Iulius" = sacred to Jupiter
GIURESSI, GIURGEVICH, GIURGIOVICH, GIURI, GIURIALI, GIURIN, GIURINI, GIURISSI, GIURIULO, GIUROVICH: From the first name Giorgio, derived from the Greek word "gheorgos" = farmer
GIUSE, GIUSEPPE, GIUSI: From the first name Giuseppe, derived from the Hebrew "Yoseph"
GIUSTA, GIUSTARINI, GIUSTETTI, GIUSTI, GIUSTINI, GIUSTINIANO, GIUSTO: From the Latin name "Iustus", derived from the adjective "iustus", giusto = just, fair, lawful
GIZZI, GIZZIO, GIZZO: From the Latin adjective "aegyptius" = black, stranger: probably to indicate descendants of Arab slaves. Also Dr. Masciotta, a historian of Molise, says: "The gypsies that most anciently settled in central Italy, around the year 1000, came from the East and had as their capital the town of Ielsi (in the province of Campobasso) - they were called "Egiptii" meaning they came from the east, and the town was called Gittia or Gyptia. Then they moved from this town and settled in other places in central-southern Italy."
GLAVE: From the word "glave" = swordfish, derived from the Latin "gladius" = sword
GRANATA, GRANATI: From the word melograno = pomegranate
GRANCHELLI, GRANCHELLO: Composed of two words: "gran" (big) amd "chelli" short name for Rustichelli deriving from the Latin "rusticus" = who lives in the country, farmer
GRANDE, GRANDESE, GRANDESSO, GRANDI, GRANDINETTI, GRANDINI, GRANDO, GRANDONI, GRANDOTTO: From the word "grande" = big. It derives from a nickname given to a big person
GRASSI, GRASSANI, GRASSATO, GRASSETTI, GRASSELLINI, GRASSELLI, GRASSIGLI, GRASSILLI, GRASSINI: From the adjective "grasso" = fat
GRAZIA, GRAZIANI, GRAZIOLI, GRAZIOSI, GRAZIOTTI, GRAZIUSO, GRAZZINI: From the first name "Grazia" = Grace nad its male counterpart, Graziano
GRECHI, GRECI, GRECO, GREGO: From the adjective Greek, to indicate someone from Greece or even a smart person
GREGORI, GREGORIO: From the first name Gregorio, deriving from the Greek verb "ghregorein" = to be smart, intelligent
GRIECO: From the adjective Greek, to indicate someone from Greece or even a smart person
GRIGOLI, GRIGOLO, GRIGUOLI, GRIGUOLO: From the first name Gregorio, deriving from the Greek verb "ghregorein" = to be smart, intelligent
GRILLETTI, GRILLI, GRILLINI, GRILLO, GRILLONE: From the medieval nickname Grillo = cricket, to indicate someone that has the same characteristics of the insect
GROSSI, GROSSO: From the adjective "grosso" = fat, big
GUALDIERO, GUALTIERI, GUALTIERO, GUALTIEROTTI: From the German first name Gualtiero, derived from "Waldhari", consisting of "waldaz" = boss, powerful and "harja" = army
GUARINI, GUARINIELLO, GUARINONI: From the first name Guarino, derived from the German name "Warino", consisting of "warin" = to protect
GUERCINI, GUERCIO, GUERCIONI: From the adjective "guercio" = blind, used as a nickname
GUERINI: From the first name Guarino, derived from the German name "Warino", consisting of "warin" = to protect
GUERRA, GUERRANTI, GUERRASIO, GUERRATO, GUERRAZZI, GUERRERA, GUERRESCHI, GUERRI, GUERRIERI, GUERRISI: From the word "guerra" = war. Nickname used for someone that worked in the army or to indicate a warlike people
GUERZI, GUERZONI: From the adjective "guercio" = blind, used as a nickname
GUGLIELMETTI, GUGLIELMI, GUGLIELMINI: From the first name Guglielmo, derived from the German name consisting of "wilian" = will and "hëlma-" = helmet