Rinaldini: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

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What Rinaldini means

Rinaldini is an established spelling of the Italian surname Rinaldi. It grew out of a personal name: “From Rinaldo, "ruler by counsel”.

How the spelling arose

Rinaldini carries the diminutive ending -ini, so it began as a ‘little’ or affectionate form of Rinaldi. Related forms: Rinaldo and Rainaldi.

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