Farina (surname)
Farina is a surname. It means flour in several Romance languages.
Italian surname "Farina"
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Look up Farina in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Farina is the Italian word for "flour."
Notable people with the surname include:
- Adele Farina, Australian politician
- Amy Farina, American musician
- Antonio Farina (fl. 1670s) Italian composer
- Battista "Pinin" Farina (later Battista Pininfarina), Italian automobile stylist
- Carlo Farina, Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era
- Carolyn Farina, American actress
- Dennis Farina (1944–2013), American actor
- Frank Farina, Australian football player and former manager of the Socceroos
- Gianluca Farina, Italian competition rower and Olympic champion
- Giovanni Antonio Farina, Italian bishop
- Giuseppe Farina, Italian Grand Prix racer and first Formula One World Drivers Champion
- Giuseppe La Farina, leader of the Italian Risorgimento
- Johann Maria Farina (1685–1766), the creator of Eau de Cologne
- Mark Farina, American house music DJ and producer
- Piergiorgio Farina (1933–2008), Italian jazz violinist
- Pietro Farina (1942–2013), Italian Roman Catholic bishop
- Raffaele Farina, Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- Robin Farina (born 1977), American cyclist
- Salvatore Farina, Italian novelist
- Santo and Johnny Farina, an American rock 'n' roll duo
- Sergio Farina (later Sergio Pininfarina), Italian car designer, son of Battista Farina
- Simone Farina, Italian footballer
- Stefano Farina, Italian football referee
- William Farina, American essayist and author
- Farina brothers, wealthy Neapolitan lawyers who may have sponsored the castrato Carlo Broschi, whose stage-name, “Farinelli”, may be a homage to them.
Spanish surname "Fariña"
[edit]Look up Fariña in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
The Spanish equivalent is Fariña:
- Leonardo Fariña, Argentine citizen
- Mimi Baez Fariña, folk music performer
- Richard Fariña, American author and folk music performer
See also
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The dictionary definition of Farina at Wiktionary- The dictionary definition of Fariña at Wiktionary
- Pininfarina (disambiguation)
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