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De Nova Surname Meaning

Spanish: variant of Nova with the preposition de ‘from’.

Italian (Lombardy; also Denova): habitational name for someone from Nova Milanese (see Nova) with the preposition de ‘from’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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