The surname Friz derives from Fritz, diminutive of the German name Friederich (Frederick), originating from the Old Germanic Frithurik, composed of the prefix frithu and the suffix rikia, meaning "Lord of Peace", "The One who assures peace".
Matteis is an ancient family surname of Italian origin. Most Matteis families now reside in the southern part near Naples in a town called Avellino. The name originated in Chiusano San Domenico, and was often characterized with the nickname "Controme". Chiusano San Domenico is a very small town, but yet very old, going back more than 2000 years. It is mostly a residential community, with many families, including those bearing the name Matteis, including one "Pasquale Matteis". It's a very religious town, yet very nice and peaceful. Near the community is a great mountain which is very important to the people of Chiusano. It has religious significance, and has a cross at its top.
Penna is a surname originating in Italy, in an area known as the Papal States. Since Papal names often denoted place of origin, the Penna family lived in one of several places in Italy named Penna.
Quercia is a surname of Italian origin, meaning "Oak". Notable people with this name include:
Bertoli is a surname of Italian origin, an abbreviated version of Bartolomeo. It may refer to:
Delle Piane is a name of Genova and the Val Polcevera.
Lovato is a surname of northern Italian origin. It derives from the Late Latin personal name Lupatus, derivative of Latin lupus, meaning "wolf".
Debono is a surname of Italian origin, rooted from the Latin word "Bonus" meaning "Good". It originated in Northern Italy and its first known documentation appears in Parma in the thirteenth century, where it is recorded in deeds of property sale.
Bertolini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete" is currently the only active armored brigade of the Italian Army. Its core units are tank and Bersaglieri regiments. The brigade's headquarters is in the city of Pordenone and most of its units are based in the North-East of Italy. The brigade's name comes from the battering ram. The brigade draws much of its historical traditions from the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete", which fought in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. In 1948 the Ariete was reconstituted as division and remained active until 1986. Today the brigade is part of the Division "Vittorio Veneto".
Paolucci, also spelled Paulucci, and historically scarcely as Paoluzzi, Pauluzzi and Paluzzi is an Italian surname deriving from the given name Paolo. It may refer to:
Torre is an Italian and Spanish surname meaning "tower". Notable people with the surname include:
Bertolino is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Melia is a family name that may originate in the Caucasus state of Georgia, in Italy, or in Ireland. Melia Bergamin. The Georgian name is believed to be derived from the word melia, meaning "fox". Names derived from Melia are Meliava, Meliva, Melua, Meluava or Meladze. The Italian history may date back to early Rome. The Irish origins may be via alterations to the name O'Maille or O'Malley.
Morreale is a surname of Italian origin. It is a habitational name derived from Monreale, a town in the province of Palermo, Sicily. The word Monreale itself is derived from the words monte and reale, meaning "royal mountain". Notable people with the name include:
Alcantar and its original Spanish form Alcántar is a Spanish surname of moorish origin. It is a variant of Alcántara. The name is derived from that of the town of Alcántara, in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. Ultimately, the name is derived from Arabic words meaning the bridge, which in turn is a reference to an actual bridge.
Bertolo is an Italian surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Rìgano is a Sicilian surname, which came from Sicilian word rìganu (oregano). Riganò is a surname mostly from southern Calabria, Italy. Another surname, Rigani, also derived from marjoram (oregano).
Corvo is a surname. It is derived from a nickname is the Italian, Portuguese, and Galician, literally meaning "raven" or "rook", from Latin corvus. In Spanish the word has the meaning "crooked bend" The Spanish variant of "raven" is "Cuervo". Notable people with the surname include:
