Cavalcante Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Cavalcante last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Cavalcante last name
Meaning of the Cavalcante last name: from Cavalcanti of Florence. Cavalcante is a Brazilian and Portuguese surname from the Florentine Cavalcanti family. Filippo Cavalcanti settled in Pernambuco in the sixteenth century. The last name is now very common in north-east Brazil, while the poet Guido Cavalcanti kept the Italian form. The surname is common in Recife.
Arms associated with the Cavalcante name
Coats of arms associated with the Cavalcante surname follow Portuguese heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Cavalcante name FAQ
What does the Cavalcante name mean?
From Cavalcanti of Florence. Common variants include Cavalcanti.
Where does the Cavalcante surname come from?
It originates in Brazil, and is also found in Brazil, the United States and Angola.
Is there a Cavalcante coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Cavalcante coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: José Pedro Machado, Dicionário Onomástico Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa (Lisboa, 1984); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).