Fortunato

See also: fortunato

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Fortunato.

Proper noun

Fortunato (plural Fortunatos)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fortunato is the 8201^st 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: 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

1. a male given name

Proper noun

Fortunato m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /for.tuːˈnaː.toː/, [fɔrt̪uːˈnäːt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /for.tuˈna.to/, [fort̪uˈnäːt̪o]

Proper noun

Fortūnātō m

1. dative/ablative of Fortūnātus