The conte Surname
conte Name Meaning and History
- Italian: from the title of rank conte ‘count’ (from Latin comes, genitive comitis ‘companion’). Probably in this sense (and the Late Latin sense of ‘traveling companion’), it was a medieval personal name; as a title it was no doubt applied ironically as a nickname for someone with airs and graces or simply for someone who worked in the service of a count.
- English: variant of Count, cognate with 1.
- French: nickname for someone in the service of a count or for someone who behaved pretentiously, from Old French conte, cunte ‘count’ (of the same derivation as 1).
- French (Conté): variant of Comté (see Comte).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Jimmy and Maria Conte from Altomonte Italy and Des Plaines, Ilinois |
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| Conte Surname | Elaine Conte Pittaro | 18 |
| Relatives in Italy?? | Yvonne Conte | 5 |
| Conte | Carlos Conte | 8 |
| Conte from Abruzzi area |
ronorterry
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| Conte from Caramanico | Dolores Dantimo | 3 |
| Sarah Jane Conte, 99, |
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| Richard Conte, movie star, little story |
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| Hospitalman Matthew G. Conte of Mogadore, Ohio, died Feb. 1, 2007 |
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| Antonina Conte (Married Name Cutri) |
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