Comollo is an Italian surname localized in the northern regions of Piedmont and Liguria. There are about one hundred families listed in the Italian phonebook under this surname. It is considered the Piedmontese form of the more common surname Comolli, which is mostly localized in the Lombardy region.[1] The surname Comollo is also present in the United States, with about 50 families.[2]
| Pronunciation | Komóllo |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Little Jacob (truncated) |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Comolli, Comelli, Comino, Giacomelli, Giacometti, Giacomino, Jacobelli, Jacobellis and similar |
Etymology
editComollo has an etymology in common with other similar forms of the surname, such as: Comotto, Cometti, Cominetti, Comoglio, Comelli, Comino. According to the Dizionario ragionato dei cognomi (Annotated Dictionary of Surnames) by Frangipane, Comollo is the truncated and endearing form from the proper name Giacomo (Jacob): Gia→como→comollo. It is less probable that it is a toponymic from Como, because there are many similar surnames that maintain the original stem, such as: Giacomino, Giacomelli, Giacomolli, Giacometti, Jacobellis, Jacobacci and so on.[2]
Notable people
edit- Father Giuseppe Comollo, parish priest of Cinzano for many years, in the first half of 1800 [3]
- Gustavo Comollo, 1904–2000, an antifascist activist and General of an important Partisan Military Army. He wrote a book of memories about the Partisan guerrilla war.[4]
- Luigi Comollo (1817–1839), theology student who was the intimate friend of Don Bosco. The Saint wrote a well-known biography of him.[5][6]
- Ruffino Comollo (de Comolio) is listed among the major citizens of the town of Cinzano (near Turin) in an historic document of 1468.[7]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Website specialized in surnames
- ^ a b Gens Labo, surnames
- ^ Parish Records of Cinzano, starting in 1568
- ^ Il commissario Pietro (General Peter), ANPI Piemonte, 1979, pp. 257
- ^ San Giovanni Bosco, Cenni sulla vita del giovane Luigi Comollo (Brief Biography of Young Luigi Comollo), Turin, Speirani, second edition, 1884
- ^ Details about Louis Comollo[permanent dead link]
- ^ p. 269, in Giuseppe Amore et al. Storia dalle origini ad oggi dei Comuni di Gassino Torinese, Bardassano, Cinzano…(History of the Towns of Gassino Torinese, Bardassano, Cinzano…) 1977, pp.406, Gassino, Tipografia G. Amore
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