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Just Names
Click on the links below or on the side panel to the left and discover more information to guide your research:
An introduction to Italian names via lists, both ancient and modern. Separate lists for male and female given names, both common and rare.
Surname Distribution Maps, including for Italy
Sometimes it is possible to guess where a surname originated through surname distribution maps. These maps graphically display locations where surnames occurred at different periods in time.
This strategy provides genealogists with a starting point for research in the birth country, when that information cannot be discovered through sources recorded in the new country of settlement.
It works particularly well for less-common surnames and among families that have stayed in the same European locations for centuries.
(Origine dei cognomi) Origins of surnames. Web archive copy of website.
If you think your family name may have come from Italy, tracing its history can yield important clues to your Italian heritage and ancestral village.
Latin names with English translations (Female)
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