Leonardo had no surname in the modern sense , `` da Vinci '' simply meaning `` of Vinci '' : his full birth name was `` Lionardo di ser Piero da Vinci '' , meaning `` Leonardo , ( son ) of ( Mes ) ser Piero from Vinci '' .
Leonardo 's full name was `` Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci '' , which means `` Leonardo , the son of Messer ( Mister ) Piero from Vinci '' .