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Ciavaglia is widespread in the area that includes Marche, Umbria and Lazio, in particular in Fano (PU), in Nocera Umbra and Gualdo Tadino in Perugia and Rome, Pastena in the frusinate and Cisterna di Latina in the Latin, Ciavaglioli, absolutely rare, would seem of Albano Laziale (RM), Ciavaglio, now disappeared in Italy, would appear to be in the area between the Theatine and the Molise. additions provided by Stefano Ferrazzi, Maria Rosaria Fierli and Antonella Faragalli The origin of these surnames is to be found in the nickname or medieval name Ciavaglia, which, like the more common Tartaglia, Biagio and Balbo, literally means stutterer: in this context, however, it should be noted that the term ciavaglia (still in use in some dialects) is often used in reference to the speech of children, who, not knowing how to pronounce words well, tend to express themselves in a stunted or grammatically incorrect way (following this hypothesis, then, it is to think of a nickname or a name to be understood in an affective sense and, in a certain sense, even joking). From the etymological point of view, however, the term ciavaglia consists of a deverbale of the verb ciavagliare, which, together with verbs such as tartagliare, ciangottare, barbugliare, farfugliare, etc., seems to derive from an onomatopoeic voice. As far as the surnames in question are concerned, therefore, these are the surnames or personal names of the founders or of the nicknames attributed to them.
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