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Brina has a lineage between Milanese and Bergamo, a nucleus in the Ferrara and Bologna areas and a small branch in the Genoese, Brini has a lineage between Lecco, Milan and Bergamo, a nucleus in the Bolognese area in the provinces of Emilia and Florence and an important branch in the province of Rome, Brino, much rarer, has a small stock in the Turin area and one even smaller than the Treviso and Belluno area, they should derive from the medieval name Brina or from places called Brino: "... quam fecit Iohannes de terra de Brino .. . "o Brina:" ... on August 21st 1389 the marquis Spinetta bought from Franceschino di Podenzana the shares that this marquis owned on the hill of Brina near Ponzano ... ", traces of a principle of these surnames can be found in the Diplomatic Code of Medieval Lombardy in an act of 1178 in Lodi: "... and Rogerius et Bellebonus and Boldo de Salarano and Alliotto Brina et Mazo Piroldus et ...". additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Brini is a surname mainly from Emilia. It dates back to the medieval personal names Brina and Bruina, alluding to the freshness and whiteness of the complexion. From the Latin 'pruina' = brina. An "Albertus Brina" is present in a Modenese map of 1108.
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