Testa

See also: testa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Testa.

Proper noun

Testa (plural Testas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Testa is the 4084^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8694 individuals. Testa is most common among White (91.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Testa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Tates, Teats, State, teats, state, Tetas, taste, atest, aetts, Satet

Italian

Etymology

From testa (“head”), hence a nickname for an exceptionally clever person or for a person with a remarkably large head.

Proper noun

Testa m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024

Latin

Etymology

From testa (“brick, tile”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.ta/, [ˈt̪ɛs̠t̪ä]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtes.ta/, [ˈt̪ɛst̪ä]

Proper noun

Testa m sg (genitive Testae); first declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Gaius Trebatius Testa, a Roman jurist

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Testa
Genitive	Testae
Dative	Testae
Accusative	Testam
Ablative	Testā
Vocative	Testa

References

• Testa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.