Bongiovanni

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Bongiovanni.

Proper noun

Bongiovanni (plural Bongiovannis)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bongiovanni is the 17605^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1596 individuals. Bongiovanni is most common among White (95.24%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bongiovanni”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 191.

Italian

Etymology

From buon (“good”) +‎ Giovanni (“John”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bon.d͡ʒoˈvan.ni/, (traditional) /ˌbɔn.d͡ʒoˈvan.ni/
• Rhymes: -anni
• Hyphenation: Bon‧gio‧vàn‧ni

Proper noun

Bongiovanni m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the given name