Cellino Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Cellino is one more way Cellini has been written over the centuries. Name scholars give the meaning as “From Marcellino”.

How the spelling arose

The change of ending between Cellini and Cellino reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Celli.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Cellino family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

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