can anyone tell me what is the origin and meaning of my last name ''Giordani". I am from Haiti?

Answer 1

As you may have gathered from the different responses, without real context and historical research, asking about the "origin" of a name isn't likely to get you much of a clear answer.

On the surface of it, "Giordani" sounds Italian, and it could certainly belong to another romance language as well (Spanish, French). As far as I know, there was not much Italian immigration to Haiti, so given the Haitian context, I would not think it is an Italian name.

If you are from Haiti, then I would presume you, like most Haitians, are a descendant of the pre-1804 (mostly French) planters and the Africans who were brought to the island as slaves. Giordani could have been the surname of a former master or it could have been an adopted name, after a Saint, etc.

Normally, the best way to trace your name is to work backwards from yourself to your parents, grandparents, etc. I have no knowledge of the state of Haitian vital records, however, so this may not be possible in your case.

Answer 2

Hey Reem,

The answer below comes from Swyrich.com. They give fair assessments of a surname, the origin is usually correct.

"Giordani
Origin: Italian

Spelling variations of this family name include: Giordano, Giordani, Giordan, Giorda, Giordanengo, Zordani and many more.

First found in Venice a city and seaport occupying one of the most remarkable sites of the world.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joseph Giordani, who was recorded in California in 1872; Michelle Giordano, who was a passenger on the ship "EMS" that arrived in New York from Italy in 1893. "

So, the migration of your surname to Haiti, could have been any path, direct, through England, through the USA or any other number of possible ways.

Answer 3

Giordani is the plural of the word Giordano. It's a fully Latin name and there's a beatified (not yet sainted) Dominican named Giordano of Saxony after whom most bearing the name were named after when surnames came into existence. All good Catholics took their saint names quite seriously and many adopted them as their surnames.

My guess is that either an Italian or a Spanish sailor with that name is the one who brought the name to Haiti. But you'd need to do the research to find out for sure.

Answer 4

It is a patronymic. It derives from the name of the Giordano river, "it slides near Dan", in Hebrew known as Yarden , in Greek as Iordanes.
It was used in the Latin version "Iordanus" with the christian reference to the place in which Jesus was christened.
I think you may be from Italy, where this last name is quite diffused (especially in Veneto, a region in the north of Italy).
The first name Giordano is also frequent.

Answer 5

idk