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FARO | LO | LOFARO

The Lighthouse, seems to have a stock in the Reggio and one in the Catania area, Lofaro, extremely rare, typical of the Reggio area, should derive from a place name identified by the presence of a beacon.

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


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