birth names
birth names
My Grandfather born in Gasperina, Cantanzaro was one of six Sons, birth records show three Sons were born with a middle name and three Sons were born without a middle name. Would that be a specific naming custom or just a coincidence?
Re: birth names
Hello,
there's no naming custom, as far as I know.
However, in Italy we don't have "middle" names.
We may have "double" names, like "Maria Teresa" or "Francesco Saverio", or multiple names, separated by a comma in official records. The first of such multiple names is usually (but not always) the one used in everyday life.
For instance, my name is Giuseppe, Italo, Maria.
there's no naming custom, as far as I know.
However, in Italy we don't have "middle" names.
We may have "double" names, like "Maria Teresa" or "Francesco Saverio", or multiple names, separated by a comma in official records. The first of such multiple names is usually (but not always) the one used in everyday life.
For instance, my name is Giuseppe, Italo, Maria.
Giuseppe "Pippo" Moccaldi
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Translation of your (old) documents and letters.
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