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ORFANELLI | ORFANINI

Orfanelli, very very rare, is typically Abruzzese, Orfanini is absolutely rare, these are names that indicated the status of abandoned children, normally left with religious communities, and that Christian charity reserved for foundlings.

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


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