Cuneo

See also: cuneo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Cuneo, from Latin cuneus (wedge), after the shape of the city, which is at the confluence of two rivers. Doublet of coin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːniəʊ/

Proper noun

Cuneo (countable and uncountable, plural Cuneos)

  1. A province of Piedmont, northwestern Italy.
  2. A city, the capital of the province of Cuneo, Piedmont.
  3. A habitational surname from Italian.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Cuneo is the 13517th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2244 individuals. Cuneo is most common among White (87.7%) individuals.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin cuneus (wedge) (whence cuneo and conio), after the shape of the city, which is at the confluence of two rivers. Cognate to Piedmontese Coni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.ne.o/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uneo
  • Hyphenation: Cù‧ne‧o

Proper noun

Cuneo f

  1. Cuneo (a province of Piedmont, Italy)
  2. Cuneo (a city in Piedmont, Italy)

Proper noun

Cuneo m or f by sense

  1. a habitational surname

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