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Is "Assia" a possible Italianization of the surname written in English as "Hess" and in German as "Heß" or vice versa?

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James Snavely
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Is "Assia" a possible Italianization of the surname written in English as "Hess" and in German as "Heß" or vice versa?

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Post by James Snavely » 06 Oct 2015, 04:45

Because "Hess" means "A Hessian", and the Italian word for Hessians is "Assiani".
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