Mantovan is an Italian surname, meaning someone from Mantua. For instance, Dante's Divine Comedy describes both Virgil and Sordello as being Mantovan.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Carlotta Mantovan (born 1982), Italian journalist
  • Elena Mantovan, Italian-American mathematician
  • Mario Mantovan (born 1965), Italian bicycle racer

See also

References

  1. ↑ Toynbee, Paget Jackson (1914), A dictionary of proper names and notable matters in the works of Dante, Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 353
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