Original: Leonardo had no surname in the modern sense , â da Vinciâ simply meaning â of Vinciâ : his full birth name was '' Lionardo di ser Piero da Vinci '' , meaning '' Leonardo , ( son ) of ( Mes ) ser Piero from Vinci '' . The inclusion of the title '' ser '' indicated that Leonardo 's father was a gentleman .
Simplified: Leonardo 's full name was '' Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci '' , which means '' Leonardo , the son of Messer ( Mister ) Piero from Vinci '' .