Giacometti

Giacometti Meaning & Origin

About Giacometti
The surname Giacometti is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Giacomo, which is the Italian form of James. The suffix "-etti" is a diminutive, indicating "little" or "son of." Therefore, Giacometti can be translated as "little James" or "son of James." It is a patronymic surname, commonly used to denote the descendants of someone named Giacomo or James.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Giacometti is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Giacometti: 323
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 62,045
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Giacometti based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Giacometti is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JKMT
🗽 NYSIIS
GANA
🔊 Soundex
G0205030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH AH0 K AH0 M EH1 T IY0
🌐 IPA
/ʤəkəˈmɛˌti/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JKMT', 'KKMT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G253

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Giacometti in Braille

Here's how to represent Giacometti in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Giacometti in braille

How to sign the name Giacometti using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Giacometti using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Giacometti in sign language

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