Italian Surname misspelled -What could it have been?
Italian Surname misspelled -What could it have been?
I received a death cert. listing my grt. grandmothers, mothers maiden name as MODESTA KAVIVIA, born in Italy. I know there is no "K" in the Italian Alphbet. I tried using "C" inplace but have not found any surname spelling variations even close to this. Any ideas?
Re: Italian Surname misspelled -What could it have been?
It is highly probable (not certain) that the surname is CAVINA. There are 6 Cavina who immigrated thru ellis island to the USA. Peter
Re: Italian Surname misspelled -What could it have been?
KAVIVIA is very close to KALIVIA, a village in Greece. Just a possibility.
Re: Italian Surname misspelled -What could it have been?
So is NEW YORK CITY. Peter