Katerinaki is a typical (100%) Cretan first name which translates to "Little Kathryn". You inherited is from your Mother's family, so you can be sure, your mother's family was from Crete. Loupos was also a Greek name some 2000 years ago, before the Venetians adopted it around 1200. Venetia...

I think you got it wrong. It is a Greek-Italian name that derives from Ioannis. The name was Ioannelis and did become in Greek dialect Giannelis, In Italy, a second "l" was added, Giannellis. In USA the Greek "i" in most cases becomes "e" and "Gi" becomes &quo...

I meant to say: You are Sicilian.
Sicily was a Greek province, sometimes control by Spanish Arabs, taken over by the French (Hautevilles), than by the Spanish (Kingdom of Two sicklies) and finally by the Italians.

I think you got is wrong from the start. This is the correct name: 1920: Joeseph Vanelli The family Vanelli goes back over 600 years. I know Isabella Vanelli born 1585 married Scipione Pappacoda (born 1581) son of Muzio Pappacoda and Aurelia Pignatelli. Assuming your spelling with two "N" ...

I was going to eMail you your family tree, the first 500 years; However, if you are interested that's OK with. No problem.

What's your eMail address??

My blood can boil with out me getting upset. You use words like: They are not my blood relatives. But they are. The Carbone family was originally based with in a 100km radius from Naples. They are very closely related to all major families of Souther Italy. They were Marquis Counts, Governors, Cardi...

My blood boils when I read comments like yours (both of you) You do not decide who your relatives are and who are not. When two persons from different places fall in love and married there is only one option: one of the two must migrate. If the wife lives in Germany, the husband moves to Germany. If...

11 Generations starting 1250 (5 pages) eMailed. let me know if you get it.

I do not upload files. It will be stupid of me. My work is worth 10's of millions of dollars. I will selectively send you information. We are not related.

I noticed with interest the original message and the answers. There are 5 very old names mentioned: Savona (di Savona), Luongo (Longo) Desantis (de Santis) Gizzi and Grlli (Grillo). These family names go back at least 800 years and the families were "Noble". Some of these families (Gizzi, ...

around 1500, a Merchand of the family Dandodo (probably Frabcesco); was nicknamed Scarveli. Subsequently his son Tomaso Dandolo was "Called" Scarvelis and his son Franceco became known as Francesco Scarveli. At the same time there are two more Dandolo's known as "Scarveli" maybe ...

It will take a few days to "select" the best parts and find out the best way to do it because PDF files are very "heavy" to upload and I do have limits. I had a quick look and the total, with marriages, etc. is over 68 A4 pages. The Carbone was a noble family and you can find all...

I could post here a PDF file of your family (1250-1600) up to perhaps 5 pages If I knew how.

Carbone is a very old family going back well over 800 years and I am sure there is lots of information about the family. Pietro Carbone born ca. 1260 was Lord of Pazzano Giovanni Carbone died ca. 1370 was the Governor of Gaeta Guglielmo Carbone died 1418 was a Cardinal Podulli is another place the C...