Degano is anEastern Alpine surname ofGermanic-Friulian origin.

Its place of maximum frequency is theprovince of Udine, in the Alpine region ofFriuli.

It is a derivate of the evolution of the classicOld High German word "degan".

The first documented use of "degano" as a substantive is observed in the epic poem "Hildebrandslied" oflangobardic origin, written inOld High German withOld Saxon elements and dates back to c.ca 800 AD.

It could also derive from a dialectal use of the latin title "decanus", or indicating the leader of a type ofSwiss-Alpine territorial division "degagna".

Degano (Dean inFriulian) is also a river having its source at 1039m a.s.l in theCarnic Alps in the comune ofForni Avoltri.

Degano can also refer toVal Degano, one of the 7 valleys of the Alpine historical-geographic region ofCarnia (Cjargne inFriulian).

Notable people with the surname include:

• Daniele Degano (born 1982), Italian footballer
• Enrico Degano (born 1976), Italian cyclist

Surname list

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Paolo Diacono, Historia Langobardorum, FV, II, 4, 6, 7.

Toponomastica: denominazioni ufficiali in lingua friulanaArchived on 27 september 2013 in Internet Archive.

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