Favetta Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Behind the Favetta surname stands Fava, an Italian name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Favetta carries the diminutive ending -etta, so it began as a ‘little’ or affectionate form of Fava. The family name meaning is “broad bean”, the same as for Fava. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Other spellings include Fave.

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