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Ariu is typical of south-western Sardinia, of Mogoro, Terralba and San Nicolò d'Arcidano in the Oristano area, of Cagliari, and Selargius in the Cagliari area, of Guspini and San Gavino Monreale in the Medio Campidano, of Carbonia and of Iglesias, Arriu, much more rare , is specific to the south of Sardinia, it should be forms indicating that the progenitor came from the ancient locality of Vare, we remember for example Nicolao de Vare, representative of the lands of Çaramonte and of the district of Anglona, in the stipulation of peace between the king of Aragon and Arborea, or even from names of places that refer to the concept of domo le 'ara (place for people of respect). additions provided by Giuseppe Concas ARIU; ARRIU: means stream, stream and even river: riu, rio from the Latin rivus; with prosthetic vowel (very common in the Campidanese dialect: a-rrìsu; a- (r) ròsu; a-rràna; a- (r) ràbiu; a- (r) rettòri; a-rrànda; a-rròda; a- (r ) rumbulòni; a- (r) recàttu; a- (r) ròba; a- (r) reìga; a- (r) regòrdu; a-ragàdda; etc.) "a", then a-riu, or a- rriu; rarely with "e", e-riu, e-rriu (see the surname Erriu). A-riu or Riu is a toponym common to all of Sardinia: all the waterways of the island, of any size or any character, are called Riu or Rio, with few exceptions. In the ancient documents the prosthetic vowel does not appear, a clear sign that it is a recent phonetic phenomenon restricted to the Campidanese dialects. Instead, "de" Riu appears (see Deriu). Currently the surname Ariu is present in 109 Italian Municipalities, of which 45 in Sardinia (south): Mogoro 65, Terralba 57, Cagliari 57, Guspini 43, San Gavino 41, Carbonia 39, etc. Arriu, is present in 21 Italian Municipalities, of which 8 in Sardinia (south): Guspini 14, Quasila 11, Pabillonis 6, Terralba 3, Cagliari 3, etc.
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