# Paterno

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #47,249

## Definitions
1. A surname from Italian.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Paternò.

## Easily confused with
- **pattern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paterno-vs-pattern)
- **Paterson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paterno-vs-paterson)
- **patent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patent-vs-paterno)
- **Palermo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palermo-vs-paterno)
- **paternal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paternal-vs-paterno)

## Common misspellings (10)
`apterno`, `paetrno`, `patenro`, `paternno`, `pateron`, `paterrno`, `patreno`, `patterno`, `ppaterno`, `ptaerno`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/paterno