In short, Bartelomeo Colleoni was a military captain in the 15th century. Although his surname does not translate to "balls," an alternative spelling — "Coglioni" — was used insome documentsand does mean "balls" in Italian. Moreover, Colleoni's coat of arms did, in fact, feature an ...
cognome in Italian, surname, or also family name or last name in English, is nowadays added to an original or baptismal name, inherited until recently along the paternal line (in Italy recent family laws allow to choose the mother's surname), and held in common by members of a family. ...
The company was founded by Lorenzo "Renzo" Frau, and the company's name is a combination of the Italian name for an armchair and the surname of its founder. Although the company is no longer in the Frau family, the name, synonymous with design ingenuity and quality products, has remained...