Brindisi

See also: brindisi

English

Etymology

From Italian Brindisi, from Latin Brundisium, from Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from Messapic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɪndɪzi/, enPR: brĭnʹdĭz-ē

Proper noun

Brindisi (countable and uncountable, plural Brindisis)

1. A port city in Apulia, Italy.
2. A province of Apulia, Italy. Capital: Brindisi.
3. A habitational surname from Italian.

Translations

port city in Apulia, Italy

• Bulgarian: Бриндизи m (Brindizi)
• Catalan: Bríndisi ?
• French: Brindes (fr) f, Brindisi (fr) ?
• Greek: Μπρίντιζι (el) n (Bríntizi), Μπρίντεζι (el) n (Bríntezi), Πρίντιζι (el) n (Príntizi)

  Ancient: Βρεντέσιον n (Brentésion)

• Italian: Brindisi (it) f
• Japanese: ブリンディジ (Burindiji)
• Latin: Brundisium n, Brundusium n
• Marathi: ब्रिंदिझी (brindijhī)
• Neapolitan: Brinnese f

  Tarantino: Brinnese f

• Ottoman Turkish: ^{(please verify)} برندیس, ^{(please verify)} بریندیزی
• Portuguese: Brindisi f, Bríndisi f
• Romanian: Brindisi (ro) m
• Russian: Бри́ндизи m (Bríndizi)
• Sicilian: Brìnnisi f, Brìndisi f
• Spanish: Bríndisi ?

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brindisi is the 35582^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 632 individuals. Brindisi is most common among White (97.63%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brindisi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Brundisium, from Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from the Messapic word for the head of a male deer, possibly based on the shape of the port. Compare Proto-Albanian *brina (Albanian bri) and *drani (Albanian dre).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrin.di.zi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -indizi
• Hyphenation: Brìn‧di‧si

Proper noun

Brindisi f

1. Brindisi (a city and province of Apulia, Italy)

Derived terms

• brindisino

Proper noun

Brindisi m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the place name

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Bríndisi

Etymology

From Italian Brindisi, from Latin Brundisium, from Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from Messapic.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾĩ.d͡ʒi.zi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾĩ.di.zi/

Proper noun

Brindisi f

1. Brindisi (a city and province of Apulia, Italy)

Further reading

• Brindisi on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt