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    Surnames in Northern Italy; Friuli appears in green on the left in the top part

    Friulan surnames are those found in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy, as well as in some parts of the rest of the country as well as the Italian diaspora.

    History of Friulan surnames

    In Italy, the formation of surnames occurred over a period of time between the year 1000 and the beginning of the 14th century, but it is likely that some isolated areas delayed considerably. Friuli, for the most part, falls within these "delayed" areas, and the formation of surnames occurred in "random order."[1]

    Surnames of Friulan origin, however- have not been very widespread over time. The reasons are probably to be found (without considering the small size of the region) in the important migratory phenomena that have characterized the territory.[2]

    Friulan naming conventions

    Friulan surnames can be generally recognized bv the suffixes "-ussi", "-utti", "-ut", "-az", "-oz", which are distinctively different from other Italian surnames, as well as because many surnames end in "is", in consonants "l", "n", "r", and "z" (such as Canal, Manin, Furlan, Schiavon, and Venier). The Prefix "Di" is also common in Friulan surnames as well as in other parts of Italy like Abruzzo-Molise, Veneto and Sicily.[3][4]

    Friulan surnames can be:

    • Onomastic (coming from a proper name)
    • Toponymic, originated from a place of origin
    • Descriptive, derived from a person's physical or behavioral characteristic
    • Derived from an occupational origin
    • Derived from object names (Campana, Corda, Piva)
    • Slovenian and German origin

    Friulan surnames of onomastic origin

    Many Friulan surnames them derive from local saints, like Ermacora (with Macor, Macorigh, Macoratti) and Canziano (with Cancian, Canciani, Coceancig, Coceani, Coceano, Cocianni). [1]

    Friulan surnames of toponymic origin

    Some well-known Friulan surnames associated with a location are Bressan (from Brescia) and Visintin, local form for Visentin; also common toponymic surnames are Trevisan (from Treviso) Cargnelutti (from Carnia), Pavan (from Padova) and Furlan, a variety of the toponym Friulan.[2]

    Many Friulan surnames also derive from places in a town, like D’Agaro, Bearzot, Braida, Brollo, Brussa, Fontana, Fontanini (fountain), Piazza and Plazzotta (square), Zucchi, Zucco.[1]

    Friulan surnames of descriptive origin

    Some Friulan surnames can be derived from a person's physical or behavioral characteristics, like Rossi and Rosso (red), Moro (dark), Basso and Bassi (short), Rizzi (curls), Corazza (shell), Degrassi (from fat), and Bevilacqua, which means the one who drinks water. [2]

    Other less common surnames of descriptive origin coming from the region of Friulia-Venezia Giulia are Moretti, Bianchi (white), Negro (black) for hair color or complexion; Bassi and Basso (short), Dal Piccolo (from small), Longo (long), for stature; Grassi (fat), Magri (skinny) for physical features; Ciotti, Del Zotto (lame), Cromaz, Gobitti and Del Gobbo (hump), Sguerzi, for physical defects.[1]

    Friulan surnames of occupational origin

    Some Friulan surnames associated with an occupation or type of work are:

    Some rare Friulan surnames derive from disappeared occupations, like Pividori (bagpipes player), Cimador (clothes topping) and Stringaro (strings producer) [1] [2]

    Friulan surnames derived from object names

    There are a few Friulan surnames that are originated in names of objects, perhaps associated with the property of one, like Campana (bell), Corda (rope), and Piva [1]

    Friulan surnames of foreign origin

    The region of Friulia-Venezia Giulia limits with Austria and Slovenia, and there are a few Friulan surnames that were brought by Austrian and Slovene migrants into the region or have been influenced by the German and Slovene languages, like Blasutig, from the Friulan name Blasùt (diminutive of  Blâs, that is the proper name Biagio) with the slovene ending -ig.[5]

    The most common Friulan surnames

    Famous people with Friulan surnames

    Primo Carnera

    Primo Carnera was the first Italian boxer to win the world's heavyweight title in boxing.

    Primo Carnera - the greatest Italian boxer of the 20th century; born on October 25, 1906, and is known, even today, in Italy and around the world, as the "giant who first took the Italian tricolor around the world through the noble art of boxing. He was the first Italian boxer to win the world heavyweight title. Called the Giant[6] not only for his sporting feats, but because of his stature and mighty physique: more than 2m tall and weighing around 120 kilograms.

    Pier Paolo Pasolini

    Italian poet, film director, writer, screenwriter, actor and playwright.

    Pier Paolo Pasolini (5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, film director, writer, screenwriter, actor and playwright. He is considered one of the defining public intellectuals in 20th-century Italian history, influential both as an artist and a political figure. He is known for directing the movies from Trilogy of Life (The Decameron, The Canterbury Tales and Arabian Nights).

    Carlo Rubbia

    Carlo Rubbia is a physicist and academic from Gorizia, Italy. He won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1984.

    Italo Svevo

    Italo Svevo, alias Aron Hector Schmitz,[6] born in Trieste in 1861, was a writer and a playwright . Among his works the most famous is "La coscienza di Zeno nel 1923."

    Gae Aulenti

    Gaetana (Gae) Emiliana Aulenti was an architect born in Palazzolo dello Stella. She is known for the design of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo, and the square dedicated to her located in the city of Milan.

    Lelio Luttazzi

    Lelio Luttazzi was a pianist, conductor, actor and singer. He is best known for acting in a number of Italian films and for hosting Musical Variety together with Teddy Reno.

    Gino Paoli

    Singer and songwriter Gino Paoli is famous for the song "Il cielo in una stanza."

    Renato Balestra

    Designer Renato Balestra is recognized for his talent and his haute couture collections.

    Umberto Saba

    Italian writer and poet Umberto Poli, known as Umberto Saba, was an exponent of the literary current of the twentieth century.

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    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 “I cognomi del Friuli” Enos Costantini e Giovanni Fantini.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://www.diariodelweb.com/udine/articolo/?nid=20170902_444367
    3. ↑ Surnames in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
    4. ↑ The Meaning and Origins of Italian Last Names. ThoughtCo.
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://www.treccani.com/
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.ilcomuneinforma.com/viaggi/7544/personaggi-del-friuli-venezia-giulia-nazario-sauro/


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