Girgenti

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Girgenti, itself from Sicilian Girgenti (“Agrigento”).

Proper noun

Girgenti (plural Girgentis)

1. A surname from Italian [in turn from Sicilian].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Girgenti is the 41959^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 518 individuals. Girgenti is most common among White (95.95%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Girgenti”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 47.

Italian

Etymology

From Sicilian Girgenti (“Agrigento”).

Proper noun

Girgenti m or f by sense

1. a habitational surname from Sicilian

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• Giurgenti, Agriggentu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *(A)girgenti, apocoped methatesis of Agrigentum, from Ancient Greek Ἀκράγας (Akrágas). Compare for more Cilentu, Salentu, Tàrantu, Ugentu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiɾˈd͡ʒɛn.ti/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuɾˈd͡ʒɛn.ti/ (Unstressed /ɪ/ merges to /ʊ/)
• Hyphenation: Gir‧gèn‧ti

Noun

Girgenti

1. Agrigento (a province and city in Sicily, Italy)

Derived terms

• girgintanu

Related terms

• Castrugiuvanni
• Missina
• Nissa
• Palermu
• Ragusa
• Saragusa
• Tràpani

Descendants

• → English: Girgenti
• → Italian: Girgenti