Fortunato
See also: fortunato
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Fortunato.
Proper noun
Fortunato (plural Fortunatos)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fortunato is the 8201st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4047 individuals. Fortunato is most common among White (81.79%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fortunato”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 593.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Fortūnātus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /for.tuˈna.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: For‧tu‧nà‧to
Proper noun
Fortunato m
- a male given name
Proper noun
Fortunato m or f by sense
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /for.tuːˈnaː.toː/, [fɔrt̪uːˈnäːt̪oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /for.tuˈna.to/, [fort̪uˈnäːt̪o]
Proper noun
Fortūnātō m
- dative/ablative of Fortūnātus