Sicignano is an

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Sicignano degli Alburni Sicignano degli Alburni (also known simply as Sicignano) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy. History The Roman war hero Lucius Sicinius Dentatus, of the gens Sicinia, founded Sicignano ...

Etymology

Sicignano is the Modern Italian descendant of the ''

cognomen A ''cognomen'' (; plural ''cognomina''; from ''con-'' "together with" and ''(g)nomen'' "name") was the third name of a citizen of ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. Initially, it was a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became here ...

'' Sicinianus. Possible

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Sicinius The gens Sicinia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. Members of this gens occur throughout the history of the Republic, but only one of them obtained the consulship, Titus Sicinius Sabinus in 487 BC. Throughout the long Conflict of the Order ...

", masculine singular *''Sicinia'', feminine singular *''Sicinii'', masculine plural *''Siciniae'', feminine plural *''Sicinianus'', masculine adoptive *''Siciniana'', feminine adoptive ''Sicinia'' + ''anus'' = Sicinianus --> Sicignano

People

* Vincenzo Sicignano (b. 1974), Italian football player

References

* www.ancestry.com * http://sicignanodeglialburni.asmenet.it

Footnotes

External links

The Sicignano Family

Sicignano degli Alburni official website
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Sicignano degli Alburni on paesionline.it
Italian-language surnames