Malatesta
m.
Latin malus 'bad, evil, wicked; ugly; unlucky' + Italian testa 'head'.
The family name of the ruling house of Rimini from the late 13th to early 16th C.
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1366 Malatesta (abl) Livi 92,
Malateste (gen) ibid. 92
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Malatesta". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Malatesta.