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FILIGHEDDU

Filigheddu seems to be typical of Olbia, Sant'Antonio Di Gallura and Palau nell'olbiese, it could derive from a nickname generated by a hypocoristic word for the Sardinian word filuga (type of boat), but according to others it derives instead from a dialectal modification of the name Filangeri. additions provided by Giuseppe Concas FILIGHEDDU: filike, filixi, fixili, fixibi, 'ilike: is the fern, from the Latin filex. Many Sardinian surnames derive from names of flowers, plants, shrubs, etc. Filighèddu in the linguistic variant of Logudoro and Gallura. In botany, adiantum capillus veneris = maidenhair, adiantum. Here in Campidano we call the Capelvenere Fixibèddu (it is the southern variant of filigheddu). It is a rare surname, widespread in Gallura. In the national territory it is present in 33 Municipalities, of which 19 in Sardinia: Arzachena 132, Olbia 31, Sassari 27, Palau 25, Santa Teresa 19, La Maddalena 12, Tempio 12, San Teodoro 9, etc.

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Filigheddu
Nobles: Italia (Sardegna)
Nobility: Principi
Language of the text: Italiano