In part 1 Raffaele Fontanella explains the origins of surnames from the renaissance, how dialects impacted first names and surnames based on his book "Cognomi di Stabia". How the Romans…
I have seen a lot of people that whose ancestors are from Naples, or Italy in general wondering why they have a percentage of Greek, Spanish, Arabic or other non-Italian…
We all know that Italian Food is the best in the world, but have you ever wondered where it came from. As both a trained chef and a avid genealogist…
Did you know that there are over 300,000 Italian surnames! That's more than any other country in the world. We have complied the top ten below. Chances are that your…
I do hope that you enjoy these photos of Italian brides ( and grooms ). Some of these my mom had, some are from my first cousins, some however, are…