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SORBILLI | SORBILLO | SORBINI | SORBINO | SORVINO

Sorbilli has a small strain in Naples and one in the area bordering the provinces of Vibo Valentia and Reggio in Calabria, Sorbillo is almost unique, Sorbini has a strain in the Pesaro and Umbria, Sorbino, quite rare is specific to the Neapolitan, as well as Sorvino which is But extremely rare. Integrations provided by Fabio Paolucci Sorvino, typical Neapolitan, is a clear variant of the surname Sorbino, much more widespread in the Neapolitan area, obtained due to the phenomenon of betacismo. Sorbino and Sorvino derive from the cognominization of the Latin word "sorbum", That is "tree, fruit", which is found in Pliny also in the derived form "Sorvum". The word was taken as a person in the diminutive form "Sorbinus o Sorvinus", attributed to the infant because it resembles a "small fruit". Only by way of curiosity, from the Latin word sorbum is derived the verb "sorbire", precisely in relation to the fact that when a fruit is too ripe and becomes soft, it is unpleasant to undergo all the juice.

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


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Sorvino
Variations Last name: Sorbino
Nobles: Italia (Regno Di Napoli)
Nobility: Nobili
Language of the text: Italiano

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