Peter and suanj gave me the info below.
Central & North Italy (517 Elmi focused in region Emilia Romagna)
The surname i found in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Croatia, and Camugnano (province Bologna, region Emilia Romagna). Elmi nobles in Montefalco (province Perugia, region Umbria). Costanza (town?)
Elmi (surname)
Still used, 'elmi' is the word for 'helmet.' As a name, it's from Helmut and Wilhelm (also, William of Orange at the time of the Norman Conquest), or in Italian, 'Guglielmo.' (meaning Resolute, Will, Desire) + (Helmet, Protector, Guardian)
Source listed below:
Augmentatives:[/b] Guglielmoni, Guglielmone, Ghiglione, Viglione; Memon (Venetia).
Cognates: Gigleilmo, Guglielmi; G(hi)elmo, G(hi)elmi, Vielmi (Venetia, Lambardy); Guiglia, Ghiglia (Liguria); Viglia (Piedmont, Elilia, Campania); Biglia, Biglio (Lombardy, Elilia, Compania); Lelmi, Lemmi, Lembi, Lemmo, Lembo (Tuscany); Mem(m)i, Mem(m)o.
Diminutives: Guglielmin(ett)i, Guglielmino, Gelmini, Vielmini, Ghiglino, Viglini; G(ugli)elmetti,Vielmetti, Viglietto, Viglietti, Biglietto, Biglietti; Guglielmotti, Ghigliotti, Vigliotto, Vigliotti; Guglielmelli; Guglielmucci; Memoli (Compania).
Patronymics:De Gugleilmo.
Variation: Wilhelmi (son of Wilhelm)
Short Forms: English: Will, Bill. German: Willi.
Feminine Forms: English: Willa, Wilma, Willie. German: Wilhelmina, Wilhelmine, Helmine, Helma, Mine. Hungarian: Vilma.
Origin: Wilhelmsen -- Danish, German, Norwegian; Wilhelm -- Dutch; Wilhelms -- German; Wilhelmsson -- Swedish. Transformation of William.
Authors/Source: Patrick Hanks & Flavia Hodges
http://hometown.aol.com/ewgen/WILHELM/E ... ology.html
Source listed below:
Augmentatives:[/b] Guglielmoni, Guglielmone, Ghiglione, Viglione; Memon (Venetia).
Cognates: Gigleilmo, Guglielmi; G(hi)elmo, G(hi)elmi, Vielmi (Venetia, Lambardy); Guiglia, Ghiglia (Liguria); Viglia (Piedmont, Elilia, Campania); Biglia, Biglio (Lombardy, Elilia, Compania); Lelmi, Lemmi, Lembi, Lemmo, Lembo (Tuscany); Mem(m)i, Mem(m)o.
Diminutives: Guglielmin(ett)i, Guglielmino, Gelmini, Vielmini, Ghiglino, Viglini; G(ugli)elmetti,Vielmetti, Viglietto, Viglietti, Biglietto, Biglietti; Guglielmotti, Ghigliotti, Vigliotto, Vigliotti; Guglielmelli; Guglielmucci; Memoli (Compania).
Patronymics:De Gugleilmo.
Variation: Wilhelmi (son of Wilhelm)
Short Forms: English: Will, Bill. German: Willi.
Feminine Forms: English: Willa, Wilma, Willie. German: Wilhelmina, Wilhelmine, Helmine, Helma, Mine. Hungarian: Vilma.
Origin: Wilhelmsen -- Danish, German, Norwegian; Wilhelm -- Dutch; Wilhelms -- German; Wilhelmsson -- Swedish. Transformation of William.
Authors/Source: Patrick Hanks & Flavia Hodges
http://hometown.aol.com/ewgen/WILHELM/E ... ology.html
Italian citizen POWs, WWII
I found a WWII term, "nazi lager." Lager usually means light beer to Americans, but this term refers to a Nazi labor or concentration camp:
laager -
bivouac, camp, cantonment, encampment (online dictionary)
I discovered WWII Italians were confined at Bologna and Venice.
POW info:
http://www.istrianet.org/istria/history ... ro-eng.htm
laager -
bivouac, camp, cantonment, encampment (online dictionary)
I discovered WWII Italians were confined at Bologna and Venice.
POW info:
http://www.istrianet.org/istria/history ... ro-eng.htm
Re: Italian citizen POWs, WWII
Really, in Italy the words: "foibe" and "nazi-lager", are used with the same meant, an in effect have same meant for the pain of the italian prisoners..but in truth, the "foibe" was camp of Marx-Lenin ideology, but, "lager" of nazi-Germany ideology.. unfortunately the destiny of the prisoners was equal.....suanjElmi wrote:I found a WWII term, "nazi lager." Lager usually means light beer to Americans, but this term refers to a Nazi labor or concentration camp:
laager -
bivouac, camp, cantonment, encampment (online dictionary)
My Italian relative was rescued from one, perhaps at Bologna. I discovered WWII Italians were confined at Bologna and Venice, and that Germans at one time had control of Northern Italy.
POW info:
http://www.istrianet.org/istria/history ... ro-eng.htm