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ALVIGGI | ALVIGI

Alviggi, typically Campania, has a stock in Atripalda nell'avellinese, probable place of origin, as well as in Salerno and Naples, Alvigi, much more rare, is of the Neapolitan, should derive from the medieval name Alvigi, the Italianization of the Longobardic name Hlodowig, from which the most common name Luigi is also derived.

Bibliographic source' "L'origine dei cognomi Italianim storia ed etimologia" di E. Rossoni disponibile online su: https://archive.org/


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