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I have no idea what this discussion is about ... but I presume you are aware that the name "macchini" gets 238 hits in the Italian telephone directory and is present in 83 comuni (mostly central and northern Italy) according to this map.PeterTimber wrote:Hi Elba the surname is covered in another simultaneous inquiry here but just to let you know there is no Macchi.... (whatever ending) listed inthe Italian surname dictionary save for maccaferri and Macchiavelli or Macri and lastly Macaluso of Sicilian origin with local and/or arabic roots. =Peter=
Thanks Wildspirit and Peter; I've seen references to this dictionary before but it wasn't clear from my brief reading of the earlier messages that that was the issue.PeterTimber wrote:Dear Wildspirit thank you for picking up where I left off. The Italian surname dicitonary lists Italian surnames and those not listed are either local surnames from one area of Italy where the surname appears to be concentrated and/or imported from abroad and italianized. Needles to say they are Italian surnames but their roots differ as explained by Wildspirit. =Peter=
Very good pointsjohnnyonthespot wrote:... I've seen references to this dictionary before but it wasn't clear from my brief reading of the earlier messages that that was the issue.
To both of you, a question (or two): By what means is it known that the surname dictionary is complete? Surely there must be a couple of names missing, no?
From what database was the dictionary compiled? Is it surnames of persons who were present on unification day?
What makes a surname "Italian" vs. local or regional?
All four of my grandparents come from families which I have traced back in Italy into the early 1800's and one into the mid 1700's. Of the four, only one is listed in the surname dictionary.
Peter, for your notebook, the correct link is http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/a ... ticle=8317.PeterTimber wrote:...
After you read the article appearing in the <a href="/http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-3166187-10456885" TARGET="_blank">Ancestry.com</a> site above and have any further questions please get back to us. Un -listed Italian surnames are those that either have been imported from abroad thru the mists of time and italianized or arise from local Italian towns or areas and usually based upon nicknames that evolved into surnames when family surnames came into vogue inthe late 1300's for common people. =Peter=