Bardi (surname)

Bardi family coat of arms
The coat of arms of the Bardi family

Bardi is an Italian surname. In the late Middle Ages there were two noble families with this name. One, the Bardi family, was in Florence. A family that grew to have many branches, their name had originated as a patronymic derived from the name Berardo. The other family originated in Lombardy and took the name as a toponymic after leaving the region.