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NICCODEMO | NICODEMI | NICODEMO

Nicodemi has a lineage in the Ferrarese, one in the Massese and one in the Roman and Latin dialect, Nicodemus is a native of the border area between Calabria, Basilicata and Salerno, Niccodemo is unique to Melegnano and probably it is a transcription error by Nicodemus. derives from Nicodemus, an Italian medieval name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek name Nikodemos, in turn originated from nikan (to win), and demos (people), which means: he who wins among the people, we remember in the Gospel of John the Doctor of the Nicodemus Law, a member of the Sanhedrin, which provides for the burial of Jesus after the crucifixion, St. Nicodemus was born in Psycròn, the current Cirò, around the year 900.

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


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