16/08/2026
History of the De Nardin family
(English)
Research indicates that the Italian surname De Nardin derives from the name of the patriarch (first member of the family). Onomastic scholars do not classify these surnames as derived from a patronymic root, and they also constitute the category known as hereditary surnames. The surname De Nardin derives from the personal name Nardo, a shortened form of names ending in "-nardn," such as Bernardo and Leonardo. It is useful to remember that hereditary surnames were in use among Venetian patrician families since the tenth century. This practice gradually spread from northern Italy to southern Italy over the course of several centuries.
The following names can be considered variants of the surname De Nardin: Nardi, Nardin, Nardini, De Nardi, and De Nardis. According to scholar Emidio De Felice, the surname Nardin is frequently found in Venice. One of the earliest records of this name or one of its variants is found in the biography of a certain Giralama Nardini Pittore, who lived in the fifteenth century. References to the De Nardin surname can be found in the archives of the city of Agordo (Belluno), where the family was born. Domenica De Nardin, daughter of Vincenzo De Nardin and Giavanna Benvegna, was recorded on March 16, 1853. We also note the marriage of Maria Domenica De Nardin to Luigi Antonio Gavaz, celebrated there on November 10, 1879. Further documentation can be found in the birth of Maria Giovanna De Nardin, daughter of Antonio De Nardin and Antonia Canedera, registered in Agardo on February 1, 1891, and in her marriage to Giovanni Giuseppe Gaz, celebrated on September 10, 1912.
ARMS: Azure, divided by a fess or, accompanied in the center by a vase containing five ears of corn surmounted by two stars, all or, and at the tip by three bands also or.
CREST: An eagle spread sable, crowned or.
Reference: Historical-Blazon Dictionaries II, 197.
Origin: Italy
