Fedele

See also: fedele

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Fedele.

Proper noun

Fedele (plural Fedeles)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Fedele is the 14349th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2085 individuals. Fedele is most common among White (94.1%) individuals.

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From fedele (faithful).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feˈde.le/[1][2]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ele
    • Hyphenation: Fe‧dé‧le
    • Homophone: fedele
  • IPA(key): /feˈdɛ.le/[2]
    • Rhymes: -ɛle
    • Hyphenation: Fe‧dè‧le
    • Homophone: fedele

Proper noun

Fedele m

  1. a male given name

Proper noun

Fedele m or f by sense

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Further reading

References

  1. ^ fedele in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
  2. 2.0 2.1 fedele in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)