Moretti (surname)

Moretti

The Moretti surname is a Jewish Italian name. It is derived from the Italian word Moretto meaning dark skin (in some dialects brunette or dark hair) and the Yiddish word Mordeven Zich meaning worker (or in some cases overwork). The name originated in the 1500's by jewish immagrants who wanted to fit in to the brand new culture they were entering. While choosing a surname, they took Italian words and combined them with yiddish or tadditional jewish words or names. Some of these names are: Mordoue, Mordoy, Moret, Morita, Moritt, Moriyada, Moriyadi, Morretti(Moretti), ect.. During this time period, the enlightenment was spreading thorugh Italy and Europe and many of the jews in Italy were converted. Even though many Jews were converted, their names carry down the ties to Judaism that were once prevalent among a group of people. To this day Geneoligists can find all the ties to Judaism through many names including Moretti.