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Gender Masculine
Usage Medieval Italian, Literature
Meaning & History
Meaning uncertain. It might be derived from Italian farinata meaning "flat baked pancake made from chickpeas", or more likely, from an Italian nickname for a flour miller. In both cases, it is ultimately derived from the Italian word farina meaning "flour, meal".A notable bearer of this name was the Italian aristocrat and Ghibelline military leader Farinata degli Uberti (c. 1212-1264). He also appears as a character in the poem Divine Comedy written by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (c. 1265-1321).