Lunetta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Lunetta.

Proper noun

Lunetta (plural Lunettas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lunetta is the 37288^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 598 individuals. Lunetta is most common among White (87.96%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lunetta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 474.

Italian

Etymology

From Luna, from Latin Lūna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈnɛt.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛtta
• Hyphenation: Lu‧nèt‧ta

Proper noun

Lunetta f

1. a female given name from Latin

Proper noun

Lunetta m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a matronymic

Related terms

• Luna, Lunella, Lunina