Scozzafava

Italian

Etymology

Occupational surname for someone whose job was shelling fava beans, from Old Italian scozzare (“to shell, peel”) +‎ fava (“fava bean”).

Proper noun

Scozzafava m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024