Mantovan
Appearance
Mantovan is an Italian surname, meaning someone from Mantua. For instance, Dante's Divine Comedy describes both Virgil and Sordello as being Mantovan.[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Carlotta Mantovan (born 1982), Italian journalist
- Elena Mantovan, Italian-American mathematician
- Mario Mantovan (born 1965), Italian bicycle racer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Toynbee, Paget Jackson (1914), A dictionary of proper names and notable matters in the works of Dante, Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 353