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FACECCHIA

Facecchia is specific to Mesagne in the Brindisi area. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Facecchia, a derivative from Foggia of the basic surname Faccia, originates from the noun 'face' <spoken Latin '* faciam' for the classic 'faciem' = face, face, understood as a nickname given to those who showed boldness and brazenness. Minervini 192.

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


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