Nemesis, very very rare, it would seem Roman, Nemesia, almost unique, it would seem Trieste, Nemesio is absolutely rare, it should derive from the medieval name Nemesius, we remember for example the writer of the second half of 1100 Nemesius Emesenus Burgundio Pisanus author of De natura hominis iuxta versionem Burgundionis Pisani whom he dedicated to Federico Barbarossa. additions provided by Stefano Ferrazzi Nemesis, very rare, is more widespread in the Roman area, but is also present sporadically in Emilia Romagna and Lombardy, Nemesia, unique, is found exclusively in Trieste, Nemesio, very rare, has strains scattered between the north and south of the country, with a greater but still very low frequency in the Palermo area, all these surnames derive from the ancient name Nemesio, that is the Italianization of the Greek personal Nemeslos, which, taken from the term nemesis, literally means the one who distributes (to be understood, broadly speaking) , as he who distributes according to justice): in ancient Greek mythology, in fact, Nemesia was the name of the Goddess of Justice, who imparts to each his own, according to criteria of merit or demerit, and in Christian times, therefore, the term Nemesis became synonymous with Divine Justice, punishing the wicked. As far as the surnames in question are concerned, therefore, these are the surnames of the personal names of the founders.
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