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The Freni family is very ancient, originally from Sicily, various branches of the family spread to different regions of Italy, numerous characters of this surname are often mentioned in the notarial documents since the past centuries, from which it appears that they were of noble condition . In the memories of times gone by we read some variations of this surname, due to the usual causes of dialectal pronunciation and the way of interpreting surnames in the scripture. This illustrious lineage includes characters of high virtues, but the shortage of the writings in those ancient centuries deprives us of the noblest curiosities that could be desired. There are many authors who speak of this family, Minutoli, Inveges, Mugnos and others collected by Palizzolo Gravina in his "The Blazon in Sicily, that is Heraldic Collection", but in the archival records there is little news about this family, only the blazon and the motto are reported in the historical texts. The presence of the weapon and the motto in the documented bibliography of the Freni family confirms the ancestral nobility reached by the family. In fact, the origin of the motto dates back to around the 14th century and must be sought in those witty sayings that were written on the banners or flags of the knights, displayed on the windows of the inns where they stayed, during the tournaments, and during the tournaments themselves . The motto was a thought expressed in a few words, alluding to a clear or hidden feeling, to a quality, to a historical memory, as a stimulus to courage or honor. It was chosen by the head of the family, by the knight entering the race or given by the sovereign to his loyal man. Family motto. Sic believes.