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VESCOVICH | VISCOVICH

Vescovich, practically unique, is of Triveneto, probably a mistake of transcription of Viscovich, which is Triestino, has a small Venetian strain, but also originating in Trieste, should be treated with Slavic patronymic forms, where the Hypochoristic suffix-ich assumes patronymic value, originated from the name or nickname of the father of the ancestor, linked to relationships of various kinds, such as dependence or closeness with a bishop or even to physical or behavioral characteristics that recall, Maybe even in a playful way, the grandeur of a high prelate.

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


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