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SCIMEMI

Scimemi, decidedly Sicilian, is specific to the western tip of the island, Salemi, Mazara del Vallo and Marsala in Trapani, should derive from the ancient Hebrew name Shimeim, in ancient times in use also with the Arabs and Turks, giving rise to the current Name both Turkish and Arabic Semih.

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


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