Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames

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ESPA | ESPIS

Espa is typical of the Cagliari area of Selegas and Cagliari and of the Iglesias, Espis has a stock in Terralba in the Oristano area and one in Sarroch in the Cagliari area, they could derive from a nickname originating from the term espa, espis with the meaning of wasp and wasps, perhaps to characterize particularity of the character of the progenitor, but it is also possible that it has Spanish origins and derives from the medieval name Espa, equivalent to the Italian Vespa, of the use of this name we have an example in this writing of the year 1277: "Noverint universi presentem cartam visuri et eturi audituri quod nos Gasto de Leomania, filius quondam domini Espa de Leomania, militis ... ". additions provided by Giuseppe Concas ESPA; ESPIS: gespe, espe, espi, espu = vespa in its various exits; espis = wasps. In Latin vespa. We also find surnames in the ancient maps. Among the signatories of the Peace of Eleonora, LPDE of 1388, we find: Espa Petro, ville Asune (* Asune ... today's Asuni. Contrate Partis Alença); again in the LPDE is present in the Gespa release:

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Espi
Nobles: España (Guipúzcoa)
Nobility: Señores - Caballeros - Familia Noble
Language of the text: Español

Espian
Nobles: España (Guipúzcoa)
Nobility: Señores - Caballeros - Familia Noble
Language of the text: Español

Espiant
Nobles: España (Cataluña)
Nobility: Señores - Caballeros - Familia Noble
Language of the text: Español

Espias
Nobles: España (Guipúzcoa)
Nobility: Señores - Caballeros - Familia Noble
Language of the text: Español

Espiau
Nobles: España (Aragón)
Nobility: Señores - Caballeros - Familia Noble
Language of the text: Español

Espiazu
Nobles: España (Guipúzcoa)
Nobility: Señores - Caballeros - Familia Noble
Language of the text: Español

Espiceira
Nobles: España (Galicia)
Nobility: Señores - Caballeros - Familia Noble
Language of the text: Español

Espicia
Nobles: España (Guipúzcoa)
Nobility: Señores - Caballeros - Familia Noble
Language of the text: Español

Espidillo
Nobles: España (Guipúzcoa)
Nobility: Señores - Caballeros - Familia Noble
Language of the text: Español

Espier
Nobles: España (Guipúzcoa)
Nobility: Señores - Caballeros - Familia Noble
Language of the text: Español

Espinassi
Variations Last name: Espinassi Moratti - Espinassi Muratti - Moratti
Nobles: Italia (Toscana)
Nobility: Nobili
Language of the text: Italiano

Spinosa
Variations Last name: Espinosa
Nobles: Italia
Nobility: Nobili
Language of the text: Italiano

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Espi
Nobles: France (Béziers)
Nobility: Famille Noble - Chevaliers - Seigneurs
Language of the text: Français

Espich
Nobles: Deutschland
Nobility: Adelsfamilie - Ritter
Language of the text: Deutsch

Espie
Nobles: France (Languedoc)
Nobility: Famille Noble - Chevaliers - Seigneurs
Language of the text: Français

Espin
Nobles: France (Normandie)
Nobility: Famille Noble - Chevaliers - Seigneurs
Language of the text: Français

Espina
Nobles: Italia
Nobility: Nobili - Patrizi
Language of the text: Italiano

Espinadel
Nobles: France (Normandie)
Nobility: Famille Noble - Chevaliers - Seigneurs
Language of the text: Français

Espinas
Nobles: France (Auvergne)
Nobility: Famille Noble - Chevaliers - Seigneurs
Language of the text: Français