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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese : from Spanish verde ‘green’ (Latin viridis), presumably a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in this color or had green eyes, etc. This is also a common element of place names.
  • Italian : from the medieval personal name Verde (see 1 above).

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