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RAI

Very rare it seems originating in the Piacenza and South Milanese, it could derive from a dialect Rai (Ragli) indicating a confluence of roads, probably by a celticho Rhaudi, but could also derive from a Latin vercellae plural of raudius (famous The fields Raudii near Vercelli, where the Roman consul Mario in 105 BCE defeated the Cimbri. Additions provided by Giacomo Ganza/Villa di Tirano (SO) The surname Rai is difficult to interpret. It could not be excluded also an italianization of a surname French or Spanish type Ray. . It is certain that the Rai exist in the province of Piacenza at least from the second half of 800. From there some of them emigrated towards the end of that century starting from Pianello Val Tidone (PC).

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


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Nobles: España (Cataluña)
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Amrain
Variations Last name: Rainer - von Rain
Nobles: Germania (Baviera)
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Caveglia
Variations Last name: Raveglia
Nobles: Italia - Svizzera (Emilia Romagna - Lombardia - Ticino)
Nobility: Nobili
Language of the text: Italiano

De Regibus
Variations Last name: Deregibus - Rabacini - Re
Nobles: Italia - Piemonte (Piemonte)
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Latini
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Nobles: Italia (Latiini)
Nobility: Nobili - Cavalieri - Conti
Language of the text: Italiano

Lelli
Variations Last name: de Lelli - de Lello - di Lello - Lelio - Lelllo - Nicoli - Randolfi
Nobles: Italia (Piemonte - Emilia Romagna - Lazio - Sicilia)
Nobility: Nobili
Language of the text: Italiano

Macigni
Variations Last name: Macinghi - Razzanti
Nobles: Italia (Toscana)
Nobility: Nobili
Language of the text: Italiano

Mambelli
Variations Last name: Rambelli
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Maza
Variations Last name: Macza - Raza
Nobles: Italia - Spagna (Regno Di Napoli - Regno Di Sicilia - Aragona)
Nobility: Nobili - Patrizi
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Michelini
Variations Last name: Michelin - Michelino - Miquelino - Ramazzotti
Nobles: Italia - Brasile - Francia (Piemonte - Veneto - Emilia Romagna - Toscana)
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Language of the text: Français

Räder
Variations Last name: Raeder
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Nobility: Adelsfamilie - Ritter
Language of the text: Deutsch

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