Heraldic Search Last name: CERZA

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Merza
ref: 42483

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Cuartelado: primero y cuarto, en plata, un árbol de sinople y segundo y tercero, también de plata, con una faja de gules.

Terza
ref: 49122

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D'argento al monte all'italiana di tre cime di verde uscente dalla punta e sostenente un tronco d'albero dello stesso su cui posa un uccello di nero. Il tutto accompagnato in capo da tre stelle a otto punte d'azzurro

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CERZA | CERZOSO

Cerza, very rare, is typical of Campania. Cerzoso, equally rare, is specific to the Cosenza area. hypotheses provided by Gianpaolo Ferrara Cerza was a very common surname in the southern Samnite hinterland. Cerzoso most probably derives from Cerza and cerza in Avellino and Benevento dialect means oak, therefore being an oak that is to be of good health or strong character. Example: kella femmena is na cerza, that is, that woman is strong.

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

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