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SICONOLFI | SIGONOLFI

Siconolfi, typically Campano, is specific to the Avellinese of Guardia Lombardi and Frigento in particular, Sigonolfi, practically unique, always of the Avellinese, should be an archaic form of the previous, should derive from the Germanic name Sigwulf, Composed of the medieval Germanic terms sig (Vittoria) and Wulf (Wolf), with the meaning of the victorious wolf, The Wolf at the ancient Germanic peoples was considered a symbol of strength and courage, or rather by its Lombard version Siginulf, we recall With this name the Lombard Duke of Benevento of the first half of the ninth century.

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


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