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Garbari is typical of Trento, Garbarini is specific to the area that includes Pavia, Piacenza and Genoa, Garbarino is decidedly from the Alessandria area and Genoese, may derive from toponyms such as in Valtrebbia Garbarino (GE) or Garbagna (AL) or Garbana (PV) . additions provided by Andrea Ferreri - Milan may have at the base the verb garbare, used to indicate the pleasantness, the kindness and the elegance of those who carried these surnames. Other derivation hypotheses are present on the site (see Garbati, Garbin, Garbino, Garboli, etc.) Garbari is sporadically diffused in the central-northern part of the peninsula but significantly only in the province of Trento. The surname is more present in the city of Trento (Via Garbari and Galleria Garbari) and in the municipality of Vezzano. Garbarini, uncommon, is widespread in Lombardy, Liguria and Piedmont. In Piedmont and Liguria it is likely that the Garbarini and Garbarino surnames were used interchangeably to indicate the globality of the family (the Garbarini) or the individual (Garbarino) respectively. The plural form in - i is present in the Genoese (Genoa, Rapallo, Rovegno and Rondanina) and in the Savona area (Sassello and Albisola Superiore) with nuclei in the lower Piedmont and Turin. The Lombard surname Garbarini, on the other hand, is typically Pavese. Spread from Vigevano (via Garbarini) to Voghera, from Redavalle to Santa Giuletta. I would basically tend to exclude a connection between the Pavia and Ligurian strains. Garbarino (see Garbarini). Widespread in Liguria (particularly in the Genoese, where it is the first surname in order of frequency in the municipalities of Torriglia and Tribogna, and in Rapallo, Montebruno and Chiavari) and in Piedmont (mainly in the Alessandria area, in Acqui Terme and Pareto). There are numerous hamlets and localities Garbarino and Garbarini in Liguria. For example Garbarino di Rovegno in the Genoese and Garbarino di Sassello in the Savona area. In my opinion, a toponymic origin cannot be excluded. additions provided by Tullio Garbari in the Trentino and Veneto dialects the garbàr is the conciapelli; so much so that there is the Vicolo delle Garberie in Pergine Valsugana (TN), where once there were precisely the tanner shop. The term derives from the German gerber, which means, obviously, tanner. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Garbarino is a common surname in Genoa and in two areas of Liguria, from Torriglia inland to the Gulf of Tigullio (Rapallo), and from Mioglia in the Savona mountains to Albisola. It takes several toponyms, Garbarino fraz. of Rovegno in the Trebbia valley, Garbarini fraz. of Tribogna in Val Fontanabuona, Garbarini locality of the com. of Mioglia, all to be connected with the Latin bass voice 'garbus' = 'bush', which inspired many names of localities in northern Italy.
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