what is the origin of the surname petruchio?
Petruchio (an anglicisation of the Italian name Petruccio; Italian pronunciation: [peËtruttÊo]) is the male protagonist in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (c. 1590â1594). Petruchio is a fortune seeker who enters into a marriage with a strong-willed young woman named Kate and then proceeds to tame her temperamental spirit.