Hello,
I am looking at some atti di nascita's from my great great grandfather's side of the family, and one of his brothers married a woman whose first name appears as Re. on all of the documents that I have located. Because it is always Re. I'm assuming that it is an abbreviation of a name.
Does anyone know what that name might be?
Name Abbreviation
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Re: Name Abbreviation
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I believe it is an abbreviation of Regina.
I believe it is an abbreviation of Regina.
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Carmine,
Why didn't I think of that!? That makes quite a bit of sense!
Why didn't I think of that!? That makes quite a bit of sense!
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I have also seen on Palermo records, Re as a surname.
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That's good to know! It's her first name, but if I'm not mistaken, Re means 'king.' Could it be that the surname in Palermo might be related somehow to a royal family?