Brindisi
See also: brindisi
English
Etymology
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)
Translations
port city in Apulia, Italy
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brindisi is the 35582nd 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 City: 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 (file) - Rhymes: -indizi
- Hyphenation: Brìn‧di‧si
Derived terms
Further reading
- Brindisi on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Bríndisi
Etymology
From Italian Brindisi, from Latin Brundisium, from Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from Messapic.
Further reading
- Brindisi on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
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