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Carpenito is not an Anglophone misspelling of Carpineto . As both names have long family trees ( excuse the pun ) in Italy to this very day . If it was an Anglophone misspelling then “ Carpenito “ would not be found on the Italian peninsula , and only in former colonial territories of the United Kingdom like the United States , when the reality is that the name in this exact spelling is indeed found there and has been for quite some time . Carpenito and Carpineto are just variations ( of which many exist such as Carpento , Carpentieri , Carpentario , Carpeneto , Carpineto as mentioned prior and etc ) of a surname which finds its origins from the Latin Carpinus meaning HornBeam Tree. Of which in Italy Carpinus Betulus L. ( The European Hornbeam Tree ) species is prominent. A Carpenter is one who shapes and fashions wood . It comes from the Latin ( Carpentarius meaning Carpenter ) which in turn also shares etymological roots with yet another Latin word ( Carpinus ) meaning “ horn “ or “ hard “ . Thus the root here - Carp - seems to be the focus of the two separate yet linked words which could have been influenced by the Gaulish ( or Celtic ) word unto Latin to describe hard .

Carpinus betulus, European Hornbeam

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Nice tree, adaptable to many landscape situations and sites. Usually grown for reliable gold fall color and interesting fruit. I wouldn't mind being named for it. Check out this link for pictures and info:

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http://hort.science.orst.edu/classes/hort226/cabe4.htm