Cipollone

Cipollone is an Italian surname. It is a variant of the surname Cipolla, which derives from the Italian word "cipolla" meaning "onion." Surnames of this type often originated as nicknames referring to someone who grew or sold onions, or perhaps someone with a round head resembling an onion. The suffix "-one" is an augmentative, suggesting a large onion or, metaphorically, a person with a prominent head or other characteristic associated with onions.