Please help to find correct name, spelling??

[jamiecapaldi]

Below is taken from a marriage record of the Mother.
Her married name is Anna Massarella, but i am struggling to get the maiden name?
It looks like Argenzia, but i can not find that name with an exact spelling on several search sites.
Please can any help?

[liviomoreno]

I read Argenzia...

[johnnyonthespot]

I read Argenzia...

Sure does look like Argenzia; however I could not find that name or any of several spelling variations in the current Italian telephone directory.

I did find exactly two Argenza's (without the i): http://www.paginebianche.it/execute.cgi ... a&dv=&l=en

[timo]

http://onomalab.uniroma2.it/content.asp ... _3=&page=2

[liviomoreno]

http://onomalab.uniroma2.it/content.asp ... _3=&page=2

This is a list of first names, while jamiecapaldi was questioning about a surname.

[maestra36]

The surname does read Argenzia-possibly it was Argenziano, which is a current surname, and somehow the ending "no" had just been dropped

[timo]

http://onomalab.uniroma2.it/content.asp ... _3=&page=2

This is a list of first names, while jamiecapaldi was questioning about a surname.

Yes, but I thought the geographic location might provide a helpful clue.

[timo]

There are surname Argenzia arrivals in the Ellis Island records.
Michelina, Ugolino Maria, Maria, Vincenzo, and Rosaria, hailing from Missanello, Saponara, and Palazzo ( San Gervasio).

[jamiecapaldi]

Thank you all for your input.