Salveregina

See also: Salve Regina

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin salvē rēgīna (“hail, queen”), the opening of one of the Marian antiphons, in this case used as a nickname for foundlings.

Proper noun

Salveregina m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Latin [in turn transferred from the nickname]

Further reading

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