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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili
Nobles in:Italia
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Variations Last name: la Monaca,lo Monaco,Monache
Variations of surnames are frequent and mainly derive from involuntary acts such as translation errors or dialectal inflections or from voluntary acts such as attempts to escape persecution or acquisition of titles and properties of other families
Ancient and illustrious Sicilian family, of clear and ancestral virtue, which has spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy. Known as del Monaco, delle Monache, lo Monaco or la Nun, this family is believed to be of French origin and arrived in Italy before the time of King Alfonso V. Initially it settled in Cosenza (Calabria) from whence it then moved to Sicily, placing residence in the city of Palermo and owned the fiefdoms of Baccarati, Fegotto, Bruchito or Volta della Monaca. Other branches flourished in Mineo, Trapani, Messina and Naples (Campania). The many surname variations are not surprising, a very frequent phenomenon especially in families of ancient origin, which divided over time into many branches. It should in fact be noted that the original form of the surname did not always remain intact over the centuries with its primitive spelling. Often due to incorrect transcriptions, dialectal transformations ...
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BlazonDelle Monache
Variations Last name: la Monaca,lo Monaco,Monache
1. Coat of arms of family: La Monaca, Delle Monache, Lo Monaco
Language of the text: Italiano
Troncato: nel 1° d’oro, a quattro pali d’azzurro, nel 2° d’oro, al grifo coronato di rosso. Cimiero: il grifo coronato d’oro, tenente nella destra una granata di nero, fiammeggiante di rosso.
Blasone della famiglia Monaca (la), Monaco (lo) o Monache (delle). Fonte bibliografica del blasone: "Nobiliario di Sicilia" di Antonio Mango di Casalgerardo (Palermo, A. Reber, 1912) custodito presso la biblioteca centrale della regione Sicilia.
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Variations of surnames are frequent and mainly derive from involuntary acts such as translation errors or dialectal inflections or from voluntary acts such as attempts to escape persecution or acquisition of titles and properties of other families
