Brindisi

Italian Brindisi, from Latin Brundisium, from Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from Messapic.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɪndɪzi/, enPR: brĭnʹdĭz-ē

Brindisi (countable and uncountable, plural Brindisis)

1. A port city in Apulia, Italy.
2. A province of Apulia, Italy. Capital: Brindisi.
3. A habitational surname from Italian.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brindisi is the 35582^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 632 individuals. Brindisi is most common among White (97.63%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brindisi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228.

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).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrin.di.zi/

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• Rhymes: -indizi
• Hyphenation: Brìn‧di‧si

Brindisi f

1. Brindisi (a city and province of Apulia, Italy)

Brindisi m or f by sense

1. a habitational surname

• brindisino

• Brindisi on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

• Bríndisi

From Italian Brindisi, from Latin Brundisium, from Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from Messapic.

Brindisi f

1. Brindisi (a city and province of Apulia, Italy)

• Brindisi on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt